{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T10:25:46Z","timestamp":1777890346024,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":16,"publisher":"Frontiers Media SA","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1777593600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["frontiersin.org"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Front. Public Health"],"abstract":"\n Background<\/jats:title>\n The 2025 United States government shutdown (October 1\u2013November 12) resulted in historic disruptions to benefit distribution for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The purpose of this study was to examine South Carolina SNAP recipients\u2019 perceptions of the 2025 government shutdown and how it impacted their food access.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n South Carolina issued SNAP benefits on November 14, 2025, after a maximum 14-day lapse, for households who typically get their benefits between the 1\n st<\/jats:sup>\n and 14\n th<\/jats:sup>\n of the month. Caregivers (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f74) in SNAP participating in an ongoing clinical trial were invited to complete a brief online survey between November 19 and 27, 2025 to assess if\/how November SNAP benefits were impacted and what strategies were used to access food during this time. Descriptive statistics were applied to survey items. Responses for open ended questions were coded into themes.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Fifty-five caregivers completed the survey (76% response rate). Most (85.5%) reported their November SNAP benefits were impacted. Of those impacted, the most common response was a delay in distribution (80.9%). Some caregivers (43.6%) used new or different strategies to access food during the shutdown, the most common being community food resources (e.g., food banks; 62.5%) and support from friends and family (29.2%). When asked to describe these impacts in detail, caregivers described four main themes: constrained food choices, shift toward different foods, financial coping strategies, and emotional strain.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n These findings underscore the importance of continuous SNAP benefit distribution and enacting contingency plans during federal disruptions to prevent future undue hardship.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1812321","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T05:35:55Z","timestamp":1777613755000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["SNAP recipients\u2019 experiences during the 2025 government shutdown: implications for food access"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth L.","family":"Adams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina","place":["Columbia, SC, United States"]},{"name":"Research Center for Child Well-Being, University of South Carolina","place":["Columbia, SC, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roger","family":"Figueroa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University","place":["Ithaca, NY, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melanie K.","family":"Bean","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Children\u2019s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University","place":["Richmond, VA, United States"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","year":"2026"},{"key":"ref2","year":"2026"},{"key":"ref3","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref4","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref5","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref6","year":"2026"},{"key":"ref7","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref8","author":"Kekatos","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref9","author":"Butler","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref10","year":"2020"},{"key":"ref11","author":"Joseph","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1867","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12061867","article-title":"Participants\u2019 experiences of the 2018\u20132019 government shutdown and subsequent supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit disruption can inform future policy","volume":"12","author":"Gosliner","year":"2020","journal-title":"Nutrients"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e26","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2009-3146","article-title":"Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity","volume":"126","author":"Hager","year":"2010","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"ref14","year":"2026"},{"key":"ref15","author":"Gearing","year":"2021"},{"key":"ref16","year":"2026"}],"container-title":["Frontiers in Public Health"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1812321\/full","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T05:35:56Z","timestamp":1777613756000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1812321\/full"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]]},"references-count":16,"alternative-id":["10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1812321"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1812321","relation":{},"ISSN":["2296-2565"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2296-2565","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]]},"article-number":"1812321"}}