DeKalb launching resource guide amid economic uncertainty

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County is working to help residents feeling the ripple effects of the recent federal government shutdown.

The shutdown was the longest in United States history.

Individuals and families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits saw cuts to their allotments this month. SNAP benefits were not intended to be issued this month, but after new federal directives, the Georgia Department of Human Services issued partial benefits last week.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court order on Nov. 7 that required the federal government to pay full food stamp benefits. The ruling means the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not have to immediately follow a lower court order requiring the agency to transfer $4 billion to SNAP, CNN reported.

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