DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A lot of uncertainty surrounds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP , amid court battles to halt the planned pause for the federal funding that would roughly 1.6 million Georgians without food assistance.

What we know:

According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, SNAP benefits will stop on Nov. 1 unless lawmakers or the court acts.

Under Georgia’s distribution schedule, benefit interruptions could begin as early as Nov. 5, threatening food access for more than 54,000 DeKalb County households, about 127,000 residents, who receive an estimated $20.8 million in monthly benefits.

The backstory:

DeKalb County previously invested $83 million in rental and utility aid and $6.3 million in food security through federal COVID-19 relie

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