A halt in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would hit veterans and service members fast. More than 1.2 million veterans and 22,000 active-duty military families use SNAP to keep groceries in the house, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which also finds veterans face higher rates of food insecurity than non-veterans due to health conditions, uneven employment, and low wages in some civilian jobs, reports the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Pressure on SNAP has intensified during the shutdown, with public statements from the White House that benefits would not resume until government reopens, a warning that places more than a million veterans’ monthly food budgets in jeopardy, the Economic Times reports.
