CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, might not come through this coming November, that’s according to an announcement from Iowa’s Health and Human Services. The department says it is because of the ongoing government shutdown.
There are more than 131,000 households currently receiving these benefits each month. According to the Iowa Hunger Coalition, just in Linn County, there’s 22,374 individuals that used the SNAP program in August, that’s approximately 10,833 households. That totals $3,803,678 million residents received in benefits.
Luke Elzinga with the Iowa Hunger Coalition says though it’s not a large amount of money per person, it’s still money that can help with groceries…