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Shefali Luthra , Grace Panetta

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The looming end of the government shutdown means federal food assistance is being restored — but for some Americans, it could take days to get their funds.

Experts said it was unclear when millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will receive benefits again because before now, the program’s funding has never been disrupted by a government shutdown.

About 1 in 8 Americans use SNAP, which disproportionately serves women, children, older Americans and disabled people. But the program’s funding has been in limbo over the past two weeks, a casualty of the national fight over funding the government, which led to the longest federal shutdown on record.

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