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SNAP Benefits to freeze in Nov. due to government shutdown

Will SNAP food benefits be distributed in November amid government shutdown?

Food-insecure Massachusetts residents who use SNAP benefits to cover their groceries will not get funding in November, due to the effects of the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey said.

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Massachusetts can't cover SNAP benefits shortfall if funding stops amid government shutdown, Healey says

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Will you get SNAP benefits in November? What happens next

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U.S. Food Banks Brace For Surge As Shutdown Threatens Benefits

Nine food banks and anti-hunger groups in eight states told Reuters they will struggle to absorb higher demand if November SNAP benefits are not distributed.

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Where SNAP benefits might stop next month; what to know now

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‘Don’t know what we’re going to do;’ SNAP benefits could halt if government shutdown continues

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Massachusetts agency’s partisan SNAP blame game ripped, as Rep. Clark calls it ‘leverage’

A million Bay Staters are at risk of losing their SNAP benefits just days from now, as a political firestorm has erupted amid the federal government shutdown, and a message from a state agency

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SNAP crisis: Healey calls on Trump administration to unfreeze food stamps funding

"The federal government provides about $240 million a month in SNAP benefits to Massachusetts residents," Healey said. "There's no way that the state can make up for that."

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New Bedford Rep. Cabral Favors Non-Citizen SNAP and Cash Benefits

Rep. Tony Cabral has testified in favor of a House bill that would provide SNAP and direct cash assistance to "legally present" non-citizens residing in Massachusetts.

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Local food banks on edge as SNAP benefits set to expire

HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Food banks nationwide and right here in western Mass are on alert, warning struggling Americans that they may miss out on SNAP benefits, more commonly known as food stamps, come November.

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More than 1M in Mass. losing SNAP benefits; Gov. working on contingency plan

Gov. Maura Healey on Friday will discuss the potential suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown and how Massachusetts may be affected. More than 1 million Massachusetts residents rely on the food assistance program, which will lose funding from the federal government in November.

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SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. These states are in the biggest trouble

Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an error rate of higher than 6% will start losing federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the reform were to