The delay in SNAP benefits represents a 'sizable risk' 🛒

A lot of people doing their best to make ends meet could get hit by a benefits interruption.

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been at risk due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Also referred to as the food stamp program, SNAP provides approximately $8 billion in food assistance monthly to about 42 million people.

To better understand the scale of this program, we can take a look at grocery sales. Grocery stores accounted for $76.7 billion of retail sales in August.