Posted on 10/16/2025 6:23:32 AM PDT by 11th_VA
The United States Agriculture Department informed states including New Mexico that it will not pay for food stamps in November if the ongoing government shutdown continues, the state’s Health Care Authority secretary said Wednesday.
The order could mean the state’s 450,000 recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program won’t receive nearly $90 million in benefits next month, HCA Secretary Kari Armijo told lawmakers on the Legislative Finance Committee during a meeting Wednesday morning in Santa Fe.
In addition, Armijo said the USDA informed states it may revoke the authorization of the state’s roughly 1,700 SNAP retailers, “so folks with SNAP benefits on their cards would not be able to access those benefits starting in November,” she said.
Armijo said the USDA informed states including New Mexico about the change Friday, Oct. 10, prompting the HCA to prepare for the impact…
LFC Director Charles Sallee told lawmakers earlier Wednesday that his agency heard about the change Tuesday and was seeking clarity about why administrators for SNAP, a permanent program typically unaffected in a federal shutdown, would be claiming the program has no funding.
“We’re following up with HCA as well as other folks to verify whether food stamps is really out of money or if this is just a tactic that the administration is playing in the overall negotiation,” he said.
The HCA is also seeking clarity from the USDA about whether funds the state receives to administer SNAP will also be cut or delayed.
The possible revocation of SNAP retailer authorization would render other legislative funding during the Oct. 1 special session moot, Armijo said. Lawmakers approved $16.6 million to maintain SNAP benefits ahead of federal cuts in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
“So all of the investments that we’ve made in terms of those state funded supplements also would not be able to be utilized,” she said. ..
So the other 49 states are okay?
Oh, they included NM. Equal is equal. Sometimes.
Not sure I agree with this.
could mean
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There it is
It’s BS
It will stop snap going to ILLEGALS
is probably the truth
““so folks with SNAP benefits on their cards””
Are they one and the same - SNAP and EBT?
I think so
Exactly.
Good question.
“It will stop snap going to ILLEGALS”
Illegals may be the only ones getting SNAP. It would be at state expense.
No expense is too great when it pads the voter rolls to Democratic Party benefit.
“EBT” = “Electronic Benefits Transfer”...just the delivery method for SNAP (AKA “Food Stamps”) and other welfare benefits like cash assistance. (A mag stripe plastic card to be used at merchants via the credit card terminal).
after seeing all the fat cows complaining about soda and chips being cut...
they could go months with out food.
it’s wall to wall blame republicans on X and FB from the democrats.. Either they are not countering or both sites are hiding the republican response. They need to put the blame were it belongs, on the democrats.
Yeah, when I actually read it.......🙄👍
Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits for the month of November 2025 are on hold. Jefferson County and the state of Colorado have no control over the release of these funds.
Applicants applying between Oct. 16 - 31 will only receive October benefits for the days they are eligible in October (example: If someone applies on Oct. 31, they will only receive one day of benefits due to the hold on Nov. 2025 benefits.
Please keep an eye out for text, email and mail notifications from the state of Colorado with more information. Additionally, check your PEAK account for information on benefits going forward.
At this time, it is unclear whether benefits will be issued retroactively once the shutdown ends, or whether future months will be impacted should the shutdown continue. Currently, Medicaid benefits are still set to operate as usual during the month of November.
Jefferson County Human Services is closely monitoring the federal government shutdown and its impact to community services and programs put in place for those affected by the shutdown and other federal-level changes. Additional community resources, including a list of food banks, can be found here.
Inculcate dependency for millions then reap the whirlwind.
I don’t support the concept of food stamps whatever SNAP
however they are in place. I’d announce ten percent less each year to wind it down.
Don’t have the ability though.
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