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Gov. Youngkin announces feds will resume funding Virginia SNAP benefits this week

Gov. Youngkin announces feds will resume funding Virginia SNAP benefits this week

Gov. Glenn Youngkin Photo: Associated Press/AP


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Trump administration has informed them Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be paid this week.

That means Virginia will pause its Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) benefits the Governor implemented under a state of emergency.

The Trump administration had been fighting in court to stop funding the SNAP benefits, but Sunday night, the Supreme Court ruled against Trump and ordered that the federal government could not stop those payments.

Gov. Youngkin said Virginia will deliver 65% of the typical month’s SNAP benefits to eligible households this November, in addition to the 25% of the benefit already provided earlier in the month through the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance initiative.

“The Commonwealth launched VENA last week to ensure there was no interruption to food benefits for Virginians in need,” Gov. Youngkin said, in a statement. “Our top priority has been to ensure that every Virginian facing food insecurity knows that we are doing everything in our ability to provide food assistance. Now, based on federal guidance, we are committed to processing the federal SNAP benefits made available no later than Thursday. I want to thank our team at DSS and Health and Human Resources for their hard work and dedication.”

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