SNAP, New Hampshire and government shutdown
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The $2 million approved by the Executive Council will support a network of mobile food pantries specifically for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
The state will provide $2 million to help the New Hampshire Food Bank's mobile pantry program reach SNAP recipients.
State lawmakers are continuing to clash over the pending exhaustion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the federally-funded benefits aren’t being distributed. More than 75,000 Granite Staters rely on SNAP.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) for 74,000 in New Hampshire will likely continue in November even if the federal government shutdown continues due to a $2 million state
However, the USDA sent out a statement to all SNAP state agencies saying that recipients across the country will be able to keep using their EBT cards during the government shutdown. This means that any unused SNAP money is expected to roll over into November.