Delays likely for distribution of government food benefits to the hungry

ATLANTA — The one in eight Georgians who rely on the government for food may have to wait for weeks to get their spending allotment on the cards they use to buy groceries.

In Georgia, deposits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, normally start arriving on the fifth of each month, rolling out on odd dates to recipients through the 23rd.

But on Wednesday, the 36th day of the government shutdown, a new record, one Atlanta shop owner said about a dozen customers had not received their normal allotment.

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