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Business
fromFast Company
1 week ago

During the government shutdown and SNAP pause, a lot more people turned to strangers to ask for loans

Tariffs, inflation, job cuts, a prolonged government shutdown, and SNAP benefit pauses drove large spikes in SoLo loan requests for groceries, rent, and utilities.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I never thought my family would need SNAP benefits. Then, my husband was laid off just after I had our third kid.

A family exhausted savings after job loss postpartum, relied on SNAP benefits while facing stigma and emotional strain in grocery interactions.
US politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Instacart, DoorDash, Gopuff and Zip are offering discounts to SNAP recipients getting cut off from food aid payments | Fortune

Instacart, Gopuff, DoorDash and others offer millions in discounts, free groceries, fee waivers, and expanded food-bank support to aid SNAP recipients during payment disruptions.
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