ATLANTA - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Georgia will pause at the end of this week due to a lack of federal funding.

This situation stems from Congress not passing a federal funding bill. SNAP is a permanent federal program, but its payments can be paused when funding is not approved.

What is SNAP?

Why you should care:

SNAP is one of the most widely used safety-net programs in Georgia, and a disruption in benefit delivery affects more people here than live in the entire city of Atlanta.

According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, roughly 1.6 million Georgians receive SNAP benefits, including children, seniors, and disabled adults. That represents about 1 in every 7 people in the state.

The direct impact would be millions of meals disappearing

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