Those funds will be available on their card to access at the store at that time,” Lipps said.Īnd the CR workaround will not prevent new households from signing up for SNAP benefits. “States will load those funds onto the beneficiaries’ card prior to Jan. 20 deadline. Lipps said USDA sent letters to all state agencies on Tuesday. USDA has directed states to request early issuance of February SNAP benefits before the Jan. “I hope that it’s reassuring for us to make clear today that we’re committed to maintaining service to SNAP clients without interruption to the extent possible under the law.” “We know this is a time of great uncertainty and no doubt some anxiety for the people who rely on SNAP in dealing with tough times,” Lipps said. Lipps said he was “not aware” if USDA has ever followed its natural-disaster SNAP playbook during a shutdown before, but said the strategy would “maximize the time and flexibility” USDA has in delivering February benefits. They will want to take those benefits with them and use them wherever they go,” Lipps said. “If you look at the past hurricane seasons, when states are aware that a hurricane is headed toward their state, they work with us to request the ability to issue their benefits early as a lot of people evacuate their state. USDA has provided early SNAP benefits to states impacted by natural disasters, and will follow the same template to pay out benefits during the shutdown. On Monday, the IRS announced it would still issue tax refunds starting on Jan. The agency’s move to ensure SNAP recipients will receive next month’s benefits falls in line with the Trump administration’s push to keep public-facing afloat during a lapse in agency funding. USDA specifically pointed to Section 110 of the continuing resolution, which states “funds shall be available” for entitlements and other mandatory payments made under the 2008 Food and Nutrition Act until 30 days after the CR expires. 21, and so will not need to be appropriated in a future bill,” Lipps said.
“The funds that we’re advising you today that we will be using are appropriated from the continuing resolution that expired on Dec. In an exclusive Federal News Network survey, we ask feds about their agencies’ efforts to turn data into actionable intelligence that can lead to better services. Insight by Maximus: Having data at your fingertips only matters if it’s the right data at the right moment. Under the now-expired CR, USDA has until Jan.
“President Donald Trump directed the Office of Management and Budget and USDA to determine a way to fully fund all the SNAP through the month of February, and we will do just that,” Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters in a conference call Tuesday night.īrandon Lipps, the acting Deputy Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) explained the agency will keep providing benefits through a provision in the last continuing resolution, which allows USDA program operations like SNAP and child nutrition programs to incur new obligations within 30 days of the CR’s expiration.
“President Donald Trump directed the Office of Management and Budget and USDA to determine a way to fully fund all the SNAP through the month of February, and we will do just that,” Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters in a. Faced with a partial government shutdown with no certain end in sight, the Agriculture Department has come up with a budget workaround to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue to be paid out through February.
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