MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved funds that will help food shelves, banks and rescue organizations as SNAP benefits have been paused.

According to the county, 110,000 recipients receive an average of $180 in SNAP benefits a month, which comes out to $20 million in federal disbursments every month.

County commissioners approved $2 million in funds for organizations that support food security in Hennepin County. Before this recent approval, the commissions had already committed $4 million in food security efforts.

“The interruption is happening at a time when every Minnesotan’s grocery budget is stretched thin. The pause in benefits for Minnesota households is not a consequence of any local policy decision, but its impact will reverberate in grocery stores

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