Due to the federal government shutdown, USDA, which administers Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), will be unable to distribute benefits starting November 1.
Here are the latest stories, resources and background information on what is happening.
If you need food assistance, dial 211 or visit mi211.org/food-assistance
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After a week of whiplash in which federal food aid benefits were closed off, then opened, then closed again, Michigan now says SNAP recipients "should receive full benefit payments on their normally scheduled date." -
First, some clarifications on food aid during the government shutdown, followed by one Michigander SNAP recipient's story. Then, a survivor of a fishing boat's capsizing, caused by the same storm which sunk the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, shares his memory of that day. Plus, Michigan Public's On Hand featured a listener's tale of a supernatural encounter. -
Some Michiganders began receiving SNAP benefits again Friday, but by the end of the day, the U.S. Supreme Court had reversed an order requiring the federal government to resume the program in full. -
Changes to Medicaid and rising insurance premiums could major have ripple effects for Michigan's health care providers — and their patients. Meanwhile, food pantries are seeing an influx in people as the timeline for November's SNAP benefits remains murky. And, a remembrance of West Michigan football star Marshawn Kneeland, who died this week at the age of 24.
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It's still unclear how much or when people enrolled in SNAP will get benefits this month. Thursday night a judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the food stamp benefits. But the administration has already appealed.
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This episode included segments about SNAP recipients struggling with the pause on benefits, the economic impact of Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Indigenous tribes, vaccine research from Henry Ford Health, and the historic election of Mary Sheffield as mayor of Detroit.
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In failing to fully fund the food assistance program that covers 42 million low-income Americans, the judge said the government "failed to consider the harms" to people who rely on the benefits. -
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will resume distributing SNAP benefits on Saturday, but the federal government is only making enough money available for partial payments. -
Detroit expects to have about 100 food distribution sites ready to go on Wednesday. There’s also an interactive online map where people can find locations near them. -
The Trump administration says it will provide partial SNAP food assistance payments this month. Some Michigan businesses say they’re bracing for the impact.
