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Public-health official warns SNAP cutoff could intensify local food insecurity; WIC funding may last only part of November
Summary
Maggie Mann of Southeastern Idaho Public Health told Bannock County commissioners that a likely SNAP benefit disruption could sharply increase demand on local food pantries, and she outlined WIC eligibility, enrollment figures and formula-access concerns. Mann said WIC had funding into at least part of November but that the timeline was uncertain.
Maggie Mann, a representative of Southeastern Idaho Public Health, told Bannock County commissioners on Oct. 30 that a likely federal disruption to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — expected to take effect Saturday — could have a "pretty significant impact" on the county and the state.
"WIC actually has more generous income guidelines than SNAP," Mann said, explaining that WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) has higher income cutoffs and serves pregnant and postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants and children through age 5. She said the household cutoff for a family of four is "right at, just just under $60,000." Mann added that WIC and SNAP are separate programs.
Mann provided local enrollment counts for the first…
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