US EditionBessent signals SNAP benefits could restart Wednesday
Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to continue SNAP payments for 42 million Americans despite the government shutdown.
- On Friday, two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to tap contingency funds to continue SNAP after benefits halted on Nov. 1, affecting 42 million people.
- Since Oct. 1, the shutdown led the Trump administration to direct states administering SNAP to withhold November benefits, despite a contingency fund of about $6 billion identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Most recipients are elderly, children or disabled, with food banks reporting long lines, including the Houston Food Bank’s highest demand since the pandemic.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration will not appeal court orders and faces a noon Monday deadline to update a federal court, with SNAP payments possibly restarting by Nov. 5 or Wednesday.
- More than one million New York households may miss November SNAP benefits; data show 1,152,804 households receive SNAP, with the Bronx and Brooklyn facing the heaviest impacts.
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'Temporary band-aid:' USDA able to cover 50% of November SNAP benefits
(The Center Square) – Despite previously denying it had the legal authority to do so, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that it will use emergency funds to partially cover SNAP benefits for the month of November.
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* ICYMI: SNAP benefits remain on hold for 2M Illinoisans despite court rulings, agency says. Fox Chicago… Even though two judges ordered the Trump administration to distribute SNAP food aid benefits for November, the money remains on hold for nearly 2 million Illinoisans, the Illinois Department of Human Services said. Even if the Trump [...]
The Trump administration announced Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after a pair of court rulings forced the continuation of the food assistance program.
Trump administration to send only partial food stamp payments this month
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary reprieve to low-income families as the government shutdown rapidly approaches its sixth week.
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