SNAP benefits pause prompts Double Up Food Bucks expansion in Michigan — What it means

When Detroit People’s Food Co-op heard that SNAP benefits would be paused for November because of the government shutdown, its board president saw it as a challenge that could yield an opportunity.

(FOX 2) – A program that helps people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to get more healthy foods is expanding in Michigan amid the government shutdown.