Due to shutdown, about 100 Virginia Beach employees working overtime to process SNAP renewals
“As the longest-ever government shutdown drags on, roughly 100 city employees have to work overtime to ensure those who receive federal food assistance will get help in February before funding dries up. Right now, Virginia Beach is in a dash to make sure benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are out by Jan. 20, said Deidria W. Bolden, the city’s Financial Assistance Division Administrator. That’s the last day payments can be made with federal funds, which is due to a provision that allows some money to be paid up to 30 days after the budget bill has expired. “