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US shutdown halts food aid, leaving millions in the lurch
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Ines Pohl in Minnetonka, Minn. and Washington, D.C.
November 6, 2025Advertisement
SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides essential food benefits for more than 40 million Americans. In Minnesota, about 7% of residents relied on it, receiving roughly $6.30 a day before the suspension.
Meanwhile, with SNAP halted, food banks are seeing rising demand. Organizers say that, unlike in past shutdowns, benefits are now uncertain and only partially available.