Shutdown will not impact February food stamp benefits: USDA
Source: ABC News
Shutdown will not impact February food stamp benefits: USDA
By STEPHANIE EBBS Jan 8, 2019, 7:38 PM ET
Food stamp recipients will have access to their full benefits for February, even if the partial government shutdown continues, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials announced Tuesday night.
USDA said they will work with states to load benefits onto recipients' cards by Jan. 20, just within the deadline for a provision that allows them to pay out benefits, even without a budget.
Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Brandon Lipps told reporters they expect to pay out the full $4.8 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits for February, which should cover full benefits for all 38 million Americans that use the program commonly known as food stamps.
"I know there's been genuine concern across America as to what will happen to these benefits as the government shutdown continues," Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters on Tuesday night.
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