Millions of low-income Americans could occupy a harder time affording food if the partial government shutdown continues into February. Funding for food stamps,school lunches and nutrition for pregnant women and young children is expected to speed out next month if the impasse isn’t resolved, experts say. The largest benefit at risk is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the formal name for food stamps. Nearly 38.6 million Americans depended on this aid to augment their grocery budgets in September, […]
Source: fox40.com