The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which supports nearly 42 million Americans and over 28,000 residents of Larimer County from low-income households in purchasing food, ran out of federal funds Nov. 1. The cuts, which come as a result of a federal government shutdown, have left SNAP users nationwide with fewer resources for their basic needs.
In response to the cuts, which typically supply $120 million in benefits each month to Coloradans, the state approved a $10 million emergency budget measure to sustain access to food.
Federal judges and President Donald Trump’s administration have battled over supplying half or even full funding for SNAP benefits in November. The Trump administration appealed an order requiring that the federal government supply full benefits for the month of November, and the Supreme Court granted the administration permission to pause SNAP payments to states, according to the Colorado Department of Human Services…