USDA's SNAP decision means there will be a gap in food assistance program

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

USDA’s SNAP decision means there will be a gap in food assistance program

“I’m out of food right now," a recipient said. “I actually am living off of Oodles of Noodles.”

By Joe Davidson
Columnist
February 1

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Trying to protect people like Gardner from being punished by the 35-day partial government shutdown that ended last week, officials at the Department of Agriculture, which runs SNAP, decided in early January to provide the February food benefit sooner than usual.

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That attempt to “do right,” however, potentially has an unfortunate consequence — a gap in food assistance for people like Gardner.

Working with state governments, USDA did get February’s benefits to recipients early, about two weeks early in Gardner’s case.

That’s good.

The not-so-good side is he and others now have a longer-than-usual wait before they can get their March allotments. They won’t lose any benefits, but the gap between the February and March distribution could leave millions scrambling.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/01/oh-snap-shutdown-leads-gap-food-assistance-program/

[Wellstone ruled]

1. And to think,it is Trumpers

whom will be the largest group to suffer.

[nitpicker]

2. I can hear it now from the meat-eating bosses at USDA

"A lack of planning on your part doesn't constitute an emergency on my part."