US EditionJudge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown
The USDA plans to freeze $8 billion monthly SNAP payments, affecting 41 million people; states and 25 others argue the shutdown fund must be used to avoid harm, court hears.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani will consider a motion to require the Trump administration to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program despite the government shutdown in Boston, Massachusetts.
- The administration says it couldn’t use a contingency fund with about $5 billion, while plaintiffs from 25 states and D.C. argued both that fund and a $23 billion fund could be used.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, costs around $8 billion per month, and last year aided 41 million people, many families with children.
- Plaintiffs warned the cut would `cause deterioration of public health and well-being` and leave school-aged children’s nutritional needs unmet, forcing states to increase healthcare and educational spending.
- It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly beneficiaries’ debit cards could be reloaded after a ruling, which often takes one to two weeks, and some states said they would spend their own funds to keep SNAP running before Nov. 1.
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Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
BOSTON — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Federal shutdown leads to strain on Arizona food assistance programs
October 31, 2025: Information is evolving as the expiration of funding for SNAP benefits approaches. ABC15 is reporting a judge ruled the Trump Administration can’t suspend SNAP benefits during the shutdown. The U.S. Congress failed to pass appropriations by the September 30, 2025, deadline, triggering a funding lapse which is rippling through Arizona’s nutrition safety net, raising concerns among food-banks, program administrators and thousands…
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