Update: SNAP Benefits at Risk – Urgent Action Needed

Update: SNAP Benefits at Risk – Urgent Action Needed

What’s Happening

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has both the authority and the resources to ensure November SNAP benefits go out on time. However, the Department has not yet acted, putting 42 million Americans — including 1 million people in Massachusetts — at risk of delayed benefits.

Let’s be clear:
➡️ The State and the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) are not to blame.
➡️ The responsibility lies with USDA and Secretary Rollins, who can direct contingency and carryover funds to prevent delays.

Hunger is a policy choice. Secretary Rollins and the Administration can — and must — act to prevent it.

Allowing hunger to deepen during a shutdown is not an inevitability; it is a policy choice..
Gina Plata-Nino, JD, Deputy Director SNAP, Food Research and Action Center

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Millions of families rely on SNAP to put food on the table. USDA has the authority to make sure all SNAP benefits go out on time – there’s no reason families should go hungry. It’s time for action. Click to Tweet

SNAP keeps millions fed and communities stable. The authority to sustain the program exists; what is missing is the will to use it. USDA must act ow to prevent hunger and deliver all November SNAP benefits on time. Click to Tweet

From small towns to big cities, millions of families depend on SNAP. Hunger is preventable, and USDA has the authority to ensure all SNAP benefits continues in a timely manner without interruption. Click to Tweet

Hunger is a policy choice. USDA can act today to make sure SNAP benefits go out on time. @USDAgov @SecRollins — use your authority. Click to Tweet

We are standing with advocates across the country to say that hunger is a policy choice. USDA has the authority to sustain SNAP, just as it has in past shutdowns. Hungry people can’t wait. Click to Tweet

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