Full SNAP payments to resume in Colorado as federal government reopens

Colorado bureaucrats are working to restore federally funded food assistance as rapidly as achievable after the longest federal regime shutdown in U S history ended Wednesday Roughly of the Coloradans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan known as SNAP received their full benefits for November before the Supreme Court blocked a lower court s ruling mandating the benefits continue during the shutdown Now that the shutdown has ended the remaining will see their full November payments as early as Thursday according to a news release from Colorado Gov Jared Polis office The federal administration is definitively reopening and hardworking Americans will no longer be caught in the middle of Washington s dysfunction Polis noted in a message Keeping people from going hungry should inevitably remain a top priority The U S House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a Senate-created package funding federal agencies including the U S Department of Agriculture which oversees the SNAP undertaking President Donald Trump signed the rule on Wednesday just hours after the House passed it The Senate had passed it on Monday While certain federal programs were only funded until January the package funds the USDA through Sept including funding for full SNAP payments for the entire month of November according to Polis office After weeks of uncertainty Coloradans will definitively have critical access to food back Colorado Department of Human Services Executive Director Michelle Barnes stated in a declaration No Coloradans should ever have to be in a position where they go hungry or are unsure of where their next meal is coming from Related Articles How Colorado s members of Congress voted on bill to end shutdown Denver schools foundation restarts pandemic-era food fund to help feed families during SNAP delays Trump is setting up our National Parks for failure to be sold or taken over by private interests Opinion Online or in person shop small and local businesses this holiday season Letters Air Force Academy s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty All SNAP recipients will receive updates from CDHS about their November benefits in the coming days State executives encourage people and families who still need tools to reach out to local food banks and neighborhood agencies To find materials in your area contact Colorado Dial - - or - - or visit www colorado org Feeding Colorado Guidance at www feedingcolorado org find-food or info feedingcolorado org Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter The Spot