Axios: As Pennsylvania sues over SNAP cuts, Philly steps up to fill gap
- News and Media
Pennsylvania and more than 20 other Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to resume food stamps payments as the shutdown drags on.
By Mike D’Onofrio, Isaac Avilucea, Julianna Bragg, October 29, 2025
More than a third of Pennsylvania’s SNAP recipients are under 18. In Philadelphia, more than 470,000 — or nearly 1 in 3 residents — receive the benefits.
Already strained by other federal program cuts, food banks warn they won’t be able to keep up with the surge in need when SNAP benefits run out.
“What the shutdown is doing is it’s just, instead of throwing water on the fire, it’s throwing gasoline on it,” said George Matysik, the executive director of Philadelphia-based Share Food Program.
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