More than 1 million Georgians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not receive critical food benefits next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Georgians who usually receive payments between Nov. 5 and Nov. 23 should not expect to see payment until December.

SNAP supports about 42 million low income people throughout the country each month by assisting them with payments for food. That assistance has already negatively impacted by rising food costs. Adding to the negative impact of delayed payments and rising food costs, changes which have taken effect recently under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill reduces and in some cases eliminates payments altogether.

The new rules decrease the number of Americans who qualify for SNAP by expanding the

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