The anticipated delay would mark six months after cuts to the food stamp program began, Glorimar Andújar Matos, executive director of the Departamento de la Familia, told the Post.

Around a million people in Puerto Rico are reliant on the food stamp program, according to Matos, and they have seen a decrease in benefits in the months since the cuts began.

When states and territories request federal funding from the Food and Nutrition Service, the USDA must first review their plans before approving the fund allocation.

In a statement to the Post, a USDA official said that Puerto Rico must propose a plan and then make "required system changes" to its local food stamps program. The agency also told the Post that the Puerto Rican government must follow financial management procedures, which it cannot do until Congress approves the funding.

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