“Tighter than they already are”: Wisconsin families starting to feel the effect ahead of SNAP benefits running out

(WFRV) – “It means things are tighter than they already were.”

As the government shutdown continues to go on, that means that families using SNAP benefits may be without them for November, and even beyond if the shutdown continues.

Taylor Wilson is a single mother from Appleton who has been using SNAP benefits for less than a year, using them to help put food on the table for her and her two-year-old son Oliver, who has a rare genetic disease that limits his eating and what he can eat.

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Wilson says that with the benefits being delayed, potentially unavailable for November, it is going to make it harder to make sure her son has the proper nutrition that he needs…

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