Illinois Governor to Support SNAP Recipients Amid Food Aid Uncertainty
TL;DR
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign an executive order to support nearly two million residents relying on SNAP benefits by directing $20 million to food banks, amid concerns that federal shutdown could end SNAP benefits for many starting November 1, and with the state unable to fully fund the program due to high costs.
- SNAP food aid shutdown: Governor JB Pritzker to sign order supporting Illinois residents who rely on SNAP benefits ABC7 Chicago
- ‘I have to get what I need right now’: Americans brace for expiry of critical food benefits BBC
- Food Pantries Brace For Huge Increase In Need As Feds Cut Off SNAP Funding Block Club Chicago
- WATCH LIVE: Johnson and House GOP leaders hold news conference as shutdown threatens SNAP food aid PBS
- ‘The helpers need help’ — Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms NPR
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