On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to cover SNAP benefits in November.

New Hampshire has a contingency plan for delayed SNAP benefits.

Over 75,000 New Hampshire residents receive SNAP benefits.

Thousands of low income families around New Hampshire may be left scrambling for food on Nov. 1 as benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dry up due to the ongoing government shutdown .

On Oct. 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department lacks the amount of money needed to cover SNAP benefits in November, contradicting earlier guidance that said they could use contingency funds.

“The SNAP program in November costs $9.2 billion,” Rollins

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