Georgia’s SNAP administrators say they would need more than $60 million from state coffers to maintain their level of staffing after next year’s federal cuts to the program that more than one in 10 Georgians use for groceries.
The news from the agency that oversees the food stamp program comes after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp ordered state agencies not to ask for more money for their budgets. It also illustrates the difficulty that state agencies are facing with disruptions in federal funding.
Shutdown means no aid in Georgia
SNAP recipients face a threat closer than next year: Georgia won’t send out November SNAP benefits unless the federal government reopens. Asked about contingency plans, Kemp’s office blamed minority-party Democrats for the federal shutdown. Georgia SNAP administrators say they have asked the state’s payment vendor for a plan on how quickly they can issue benefits once the shutdown ends.
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