November 2025 SNAP benefits will not be paid: ALERT from PA Dept. of Human Services (DHS)

(Oct. 28, 2025)

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Supplemental Nutrtion Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) benefits will NOT be paid until the federal government shutdown ends and funds are released to Pennsylvania.

PA DHS will notify SNAP recipients when payments can resume & when to expect SNAP payments.

RESOURCES

• pa211.org

• feedingpa.org

• pa-navigate.org

IMPORTANT! PA DHS notes that ongoing and new requirements are still in place during the shutdown.

If you receive SNAP, you still must:

• Complete renewals and report changes to your income, contact information, or the people living in your home.

• Meet new federal requirements. SNAP recipients must report work, schooling, or volunteer participation to PA DHS. There is a new 90-day limit to receive SNAP, unless you get an exemption.

  • File a SNAP Medical Exemption Form if you have a disability. Get the form filled out by your doctor ASAP.

  • Other exemptions: pa.gov/agencies/dhs/resources/snap/snap-work-requirements-abawds

DID YOU RECEIVE A DENIAL FOR SNAP?

• Contact Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) at 877-429-5994, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, or apply online 24/7: lasp.org/apply.

• LASP provides free civil legal services in Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery counties.

LINKS TO STATE WEBPAGES

• PA Dept. of Human Services SNAP benefits page: dhs.pa.gov/SNAP

• PA DHS page on new work requirements for SNAP recipients: dhs.pa.gov/work

FURTHER READING

• Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians face looming SNAP funding freeze. Here’s how to find alternative food resources — and how to help. If the federal government shutdown continues into November, SNAP payments will dry up for nearly 472,000 residents in Philadelphia alone.

  by Maria Pulcinella | WHYY News | Oct. 28, 2025 | https://bit.ly/WHYY-10-28-2025