DESPITE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN…STATE OFFICIALS SAYS SNAP BENEFITS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARY.
SNAP BENEFITS…WHICH USED TO BE CALLED FOOD STAMPS, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND JANUARY 20TH. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY JAMES DIMAS SAYS THAT ALLOCATION IS FOR FEBRUARY FOOD NEEDS.
REPRESENTATIVE LA SHAWN FORD, OF CHICAGO, WARNS THAT FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS NEED TO MAKE THOSE BENEFITS LAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
ABOUT ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS IN ILLINOIS.