Government shutdown affects SNAP that could impact thousands in Alachua County

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A federal government shutdown is causing Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) funding to end on November 1.

Over 27,000 Alachua County residents and nearly 3 million Floridians will lose their food assistance benefits.

Florida Democrats have urged the governor to declare a state of emergency, while the governor has criticized Democrats in Congress.

As the federal government shutdown persists, roughly 27,400 Alachua County residents who rely on federal government assistance to buy groceries will lose their benefits on Nov. 1.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP,) which provides 42 million low-income Americans with money to buy groceries, is set to run out next month. “Botto