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Governor Maura Healey will speak at the State House at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to address President Trump’s unprecedented decision to end SNAP benefits and outline ways residents can support their neighbors.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), said there will not be enough funding to give enrolled Americans their November food benefits due to the shutdown. More than a million Bay Staters will be without SNAP benefits, according to the state.
However, SNAP benefits typically roll over month to month, allowing a recipient to spend any unused money on their EBT card up to 274 days after it was issued, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Services (DTA).
The 47th president said his administration's lawyers don’t think they have the legal authority to pay SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown.
Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to deploy emergency funds, but food assistance money still faces delays.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees SNAP, said there will not be enough funding to give enrolled Americans their food benefits next month. More than a million Massachusetts residents will be without food benefits, according to Gov.
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