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January 5, 2026

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

  • GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during the government shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance.
    • By JAMES POLLARD
    Associated Press

    Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year's final months.

    “Everyone's birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said. “You have holidays coming up. You have Thanksgiving. Everything is right there. And then, boom. No (food) stamps.”


     
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