Grocery stores in North Philadelphia see a drop in sales amid cuts to SNAP benefits.
With SNAP benefits reduced due to the ongoing government shutdown, grocery stores in North Philadelphia are reporting a decline in sales.
According to the nonpartisan Center for American Progress, supermarkets in high-poverty areas could see sales decline by 40% to 90% due to SNAP cuts. With SNAP payments not being distributed on Nov. 1 to 42 million Americans, including 2 million in Pennsylvania, 800,000 in New Jersey, and 100,000 in Delaware, Philadelphia grocers are already feeling the impact, NBC Philadelphia reports…