US EditionTexans Have Started to Receive Partial SNAP Payments
About 460,000 Texas households face reduced food assistance benefits due to the federal shutdown, with some receiving as little as 16 dollars, officials said.
- On Monday, Tiffany Young of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission said partial SNAP payments were issued on Lone Star Cards Nov. 10 after USDA directed Texas to issue partial benefits based on household size and income.
- The USDA announced it would halt SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown after court decisions and funding constraints prompted legal challenges.
- About 460,000 Texas households faced payment disparities, with some receiving $63 of $338 and others as little as $16, according to Propel and Justin King.
- State leaders in most states provided emergency funding, increasing pressure on Gov. Greg Abbott to act while HHSC declined to disclose November benefit recipients and urged locking EBT cards via the ConnectEBT app and website.
- DHS announced Sunday ahead of a pivotal U.S. Senate vote that may end the shutdown, while Georgia Department of Human Services said recipients with passed dates will get allotments by Nov. 11.
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Texans have started receiving partial SNAP payments
by Lindsey Byman and Jess Huff, The Texas TribuneNovember 10, 2025 Some Texans started receiving SNAP benefits on Monday after food assistance payments for November were delayed for more than a week as a result of the federal government shutdown. “SNAP clients who usually get their benefits between the 1st and 10th of the month will see partial benefits on their Lone Star Cards Nov. 10,” Tiffany Young of Texas Health and Human Services Commissio…
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