🍖 How a Government Shutdown Could Impact SNAP Benefits (AARP Article/Advocacy)

[Winter2025VA]

FROM THE ARTICLE.

Millions of older adults receive SNAP benefits. A prolonged shutdown could cause disruptions.

By Molly Snow, AARP. Published September 25, 2025.

As Congress stares down the barrel of a possible government shutdown on Sept. 30, beneficiaries who receive food aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are not expected to experience delays in getting their benefits — at least not immediately. ​

​Officially, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which administers SNAP, said in its 2024 guidance that “core programs of the nutrition safety net” will continue during a lapse in federal appropriations, subject to the availability of funding.

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