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300,000 Pittsburgh-area residents will lose SNAP benefits amid government shutdown
Statewide, nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians will lose their benefits come November
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2025/10/21/hunger-food-stamps-pennsylvania-food-bank/stories/202510210055
Food stamps for nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians will be suspended in November, a casualty of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
On Oct. 10, the Department of Agriculture notified state officials that Pennsylvania would stop getting payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in November, Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement Monday. He blamed congressional Republicans for the budgetary impasse that closed government offices Oct. 1 and the furlough of some 750,000 government workers.
“Republicans’ failure to pass a federal budget in Washington, D.C. is having a direct impact on our Commonwealth and now, this federal shutdown is threatening critical food assistance for two million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP to feed themselves and their families,” he said.
The number of people who will be losing food stamps totals around 300,000 in the 11-county Western Pennsylvania area served by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The good news: when restarted, the benefits will be retroactive.
Since the inception of the food stamp program in 1964, the federal government has fully funded SNAP, distributing more than $366 million every month to Pennsylvania. The state Department of Human Services will continue to process SNAP applications during the shutdown and recipients can continue to use unspent funds on their EBT cards.
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On Oct. 10, the Department of Agriculture notified state officials that Pennsylvania would stop getting payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in November, Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement Monday. He blamed congressional Republicans for the budgetary impasse that closed government offices Oct. 1 and the furlough of some 750,000 government workers.
“Republicans’ failure to pass a federal budget in Washington, D.C. is having a direct impact on our Commonwealth and now, this federal shutdown is threatening critical food assistance for two million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP to feed themselves and their families,” he said.
The number of people who will be losing food stamps totals around 300,000 in the 11-county Western Pennsylvania area served by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The good news: when restarted, the benefits will be retroactive.
Since the inception of the food stamp program in 1964, the federal government has fully funded SNAP, distributing more than $366 million every month to Pennsylvania. The state Department of Human Services will continue to process SNAP applications during the shutdown and recipients can continue to use unspent funds on their EBT cards.
It is going to be a terrible Thanksgiving this year, and an even WORSE Christmas.
Meanwhile Chump is spending ridiculous amounts of money on rebuilding the White House, and it never needed an new ballroom anyway.
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The surrounding counties are more purple, or solid red.
