Michigan directs SNAP vendor to resume full payments for November
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is directing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) vendor to issue full payments for November.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is directing its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) vendor to issue full payments for November.
The USDA allocation that could put full payments into action, rather than a partial payment, remains mired in court.
The federal government shutdown impacts now include flight cancelations as an FAA order to cut back flights begins. In the meantime, court battles ramp up over the status of SNAP food stamp benefits. CBS News has this report.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will distribute partial SNAP benefits to recipients starting Saturday.
Michigan will start providing November's SNAP benefits on Saturday, catching up for those who normally see a food stamp benefit added to their Michigan Bridge Card by now. But the food stamp allocations will be only partial amounts for now, state officials say.
SNAP food assistance, which in Michigan is issued via the EBT Bridge Card, is facing delays given a halt in federal funding. Agencies such as the United Way for Southeastern Michigan are focused on finding ways to help provide groceries to fill the gap. Here's a look.
"Now we'll have to prioritize which bills we can pay and which can wait," said one mother of two about a looming freeze in food aid.
With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.
The Michigan Senate supports creating a backup fund for SNAP food assistance in the state, but the House has yet to vote.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced state funding allocation to Food Bank Council of Michigan, while the legislature works on a plan to temporarily fund SNAP benefits for state residents.
State officials will direct $4.5 million to Food Bank Council of Michigan to help fill in the gaps as SNAP funding runs out.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is leading a coalition of governors in an appeal to the White House to fund the SNAP food assistance program.
Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.
The federal government shutdown has entered Day 30, with dwindling funds for food assistance from SNAP among the closely watched details.
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Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program extends the purchase power for food stamp recipients at participating retailers.
About 42 million Americans could be losing critical food assistance in just two weeks. Last week, the agriculture secretary announced the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, will run out of money soon because of the government shutdown. It's not clear whether the Trump administration will step in to find the money to continue paying benefits as it had with other priorities. More than a dozen states have paused accepting new food stamp applications as a result of the funding unknowns. Michigan is still accepting applications at this time.
The federal government shutdown began October 1, with the impacts becoming more serious by the day. CBS News has this report.
The SNAP (food stamps) and WIC (Women Infants Children) food programs are federally-funded. CBS News takes a look at what those programs provide for families, and how long they might continue amid the federal government shutdown.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, is the largest anti-hunger program in the country. But it will soon face some of the largest budget cuts in its history as a result of the passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Michigan is among the states that sued the federal government over a pending rule that seeks extensive access to the records of SNAP recipients.
Double Up Food Bucks allows Michigan Bridge Card holders to receive twice the value in fruits and vegetables at participating locations.
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