The US Department of Agriculture announced Oct 24 that all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended for the month of November.
In Georgia, about 1.4 million people receive SNAP benefits, including more than 640,000 children. Recipients make up about 12% of Georgia’s population, with 78% of those at or below the poverty line, according to Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
The delay in benefits is a direct result of federal lawmakers failing to pass a budget, which has halted funding for the distribution of benefits in Georgia, leaving families who rely on these payments scrambling…