The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced earlier this week that SNAP benefits scheduled for November will be delayed indefinitely until Congress resolves the budget stalemate and reopens the government.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food benefits to low-income individuals and families. According to state data, most Pennsylvania SNAP households include children, elderly residents or people with disabilities.
The Government shutdown is now in it’s fourth week.
“Because Republicans in Washington D.C., failed to pass a federal budget, causing the federal government shutdown, November 2025 SNAP benefits cannot be paid. Starting October 16, SNAP benefits will not be paid until the federal government shutdown ends and funds are released to PA. We will notify SNAP recipients when payments can resume, and we will let you know when to expect SNAP payments, ” a statement reads on the PA Dept of Human Services website
Please be patient and respectful to our staff while we try to assist you through these changes caused by the federal government shutdown. If you need immediate food assistance, call 211 or visit www.feedingpa.org or pa-navigate.org/
Cynthia Frick
October 24, 2025 at 7:40 pm
The shutdown is all on the denying democrats that won’t cooperate in trying to get issues resolved and passed for us the people of America quit blaming it all on President Trump
Jeff Bohen
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 am
Ms Frick your comment seems to be directed at this publication. Please be mindful the comments assessing responsibility/blame for the shutdown are not the publications thoughts/opinions. They stem from the the PA Dept of Human Services officials.
As a long running practice we don’t do stories focusing on our opinions. Those are called Op-eds. We accept op-ed’s submitted to Lower Bucks Source from community member/elected officials etc and publish and identify them in a section called “Voice of the People.”
News readers /followers often mistake Op-ed stories for “hard news” stories never realizing there is a significant difference
Both political parties have fault/responsibility for the federal shutdown for varying reasons.
Thanks for your comments — Jeff