Approximately 1.4 million Michigan residents who rely on SNAP benefits to purchase groceries will see their assistance paused starting in November.
- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the pause after direction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Nearly 10,000 Michigan stores, including Gorman’s Food Market in Lansing, accept SNAP payments for food.
- The pause is related to ongoing federal funding battles in Washington D.C.
The announcement has left many families wondering how they’ll manage to put food on the table in the coming months.
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Mid-Michigan families face uncertainty as SNAP benefit issuances are paused
“It really just kind of knocked the wind out of me,” said Joanna Wedding, a SNAP recipient.
Wedding was shocked when she first learned about the pause…