The Vermont Emergency Board voted unanimously Wednesday to fully fund SNAP and LIHEAP benefits for Vermont residents, ensuring food and heating assistance continue despite the ongoing federal governme

Officials agreed to provide food benefits for low income residents for two weeks as shutdown drags on, and may extend that further.

The Department for Children and Families' Economic Services Division will distribute funds on or before Nov. 7 using existing EBT cards.

It's our obligation at this point as states to do what we can for the people we serve,” Gov. Phil Scott said after the meeting. “This is a basic benefit that many, many Vermonters rely on.”

Vermont lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott allocated emergency state funds to extend food and fuel assistance benefits ahead of a key deadline.

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The president has created a new crisis,” Attorney General Charity Clark said Tuesday. “The best case scenario is that (he) comes to his senses … and does what Congress asked him to do.”

Vermont lawmakers on Wednesday approved a plan to fully fund the continuation of food assistance and home heating programs.

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The federal government shutdown may cause Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to halt in November.