MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Human Services says food assistance for thousands of Georgia families will end November 1 if the federal government shutdown continues. In an update Friday, DHS said the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the agency that there is not enough federal funding to cover November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP recipients...
Georgia DHS: SNAP EBT cards will stop working November 1 if shutdown continues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Human Services says food assistance for thousands of Georgia families will end November 1 if the federal government shutdown continues. In an update Friday, DHS said the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the agency that there is not enough federal funding to cover November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP recipients...