Partial SNAP benefits for November delayed by at least a week in Indiana, from News 8 at 11 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Recipients of benefits from the federal-state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program impacted by the government shutdown may be getting some relief in the near future.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said it received new guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Partial SNAP benefits will be made available for some 274,000 households, but those benefits will be delayed by at least a week.
At Emmaus food pantry in Fountain Square, the coordinator said it had enough food to feed 28 families on Wednesday afternoon. Julie Raasch said 32 families showed up as soon as the pantry opened, and it didn’t have enough food. She said she’s never seen anything like this in the 30 years she’s worked. “People are in a panic mode right now. 30 days. … When they call for their food stamps they’re saying they’re not available so they’re in a panic mode.”…