FT announced delays in social payments for 40 million Americans due to the shutdown

More than 40 million low-income Americans are suffering from government food aid delays due to the US government shutdown more than a month ago. This was reported on November 1 by the Financial Times newspaper.

"On Saturday, for the first time in the more than 60-year history of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), its funds are due to run out. Billions of dollars in payments have been suspended, despite court orders," the article says.

According to the newspaper, the Department of Agriculture, which manages the program, said it would suspend benefits from November until Congress approves a new spending agreement. More than 42 million people in 22 million households across the country receive SNAP benefits. According to the US Department of Agriculture, 40% of recipients of such assistance are children.

Painful split: Democrats put pressure on Trump over the shutdown

Due to daily GDP losses of $15 billion, Republicans may compromise.

On November 1, US President Donald Trump announced that due to the shutdown, the government would not be able to issue food stamps to Americans on time. He appealed to the court with a request to clarify how the White House can legally extend the financing of the program, and expects a quick response.

Earlier, on October 27, it was reported that citizens of the United States from November 1 will stop receiving food stamps under the supplementary food assistance program (SNAP) due to the shutdown. It was clarified that Senate Democrats voted 12 times to end funding for the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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