Food Stamp Benefits May Run Out in Nov., Officials Warn
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed states that approximately '42 million Americans' could lose their SNAP benefits from Nov. 1. They project that there will not be enough funding for the benefits for the entirety of November amid the government shutdown.
Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.