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Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program has temporarily expanded the options for SNAP recipients to double their purchase value for produce.
House Speaker Matt Hall called the Senate plan "fake" and "political" while touting his work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to provide $4.5 million to food banks in the state.
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SNAP benefits pause prompts Double Up Food Bucks expansion in Michigan -- What it means
The Double Up Food Bucks program is expanding to help SNAP recipients in Michigan stretch their benefits further during the government shutdown and pause in benefits.
Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits will pause on Nov. 1, prompting food banks in Michigan to increase operations and the state to donate $4.5 million to the Food Bank Council to
SNAP benefits will halt in November if the federal government shutdown continues. How it will affect people in Michigan.
While business owners across Michigan are doing their part to help families facing food insecurity, Democratic lawmakers are introducing legislation aimed at feeding families during the crisis.
Millions of dollars will be provided to the Food Bank Council of Michigan amid the federal government's SNAP pause, which starts Saturday.
Concerns about food insecurity during the SNAP pause come at a time when food banks across the country are seeing a significant surge in demand.
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