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Clay County health officials warn of partial SNAP disruption, confirm MFIP cash will continue; WIC funding uncertain
Summary
Quinn, a county health and human services presenter, told the Clay County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 that a federal court ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use its contingency fund to resume SNAP benefits but that the contingency fund will cover “only about half of the monthly allotment of SNAP benefits nationwide,” and that it will take weeks for states to receive and process partial payments.
Quinn, a county health and human services presenter, told the Clay County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 that a federal court ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use its contingency fund to resume SNAP benefits but that the contingency fund will cover “only about half of the monthly allotment of SNAP benefits nationwide,” and that it will take weeks for states to receive and process partial payments.
The presenter said Minnesota is still awaiting federal authorization to disburse the contingency funds locally and warned that newly certified SNAP enrollees in November are unlikely to receive benefits under the contingency distribution. “Anyone that is a new SNAP enrollee, certified in November will likely not receive those funds,” the county presenter…
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