US EditionSNAP Recipients to Begin Receiving Payments 'Within 24 Hours'
Full SNAP benefits resumed for about 42 million Americans after a 43-day shutdown, with an average monthly benefit of $188 per person, USDA said.
- When the government reopened Wednesday night, President Donald Trump signed a funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown, allowing the USDA to resume full SNAP payments to around 42 million recipients within one day.
- Since October 1, 2025, funding gaps left Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program without clear appropriations, and the Trump administration argued it lacked legal authority to tap funds, citing a roughly $5.25 billion contingency fund and monthly costs of $8.5 billion to $9 billion.
- On October 31, two federal judges issued rulings and Rhode Island Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the USDA to use contingency funds "as soon as possible," prompting appeals and a Supreme Court stay.
- Recipients faced immediate hardship and local groups stepped in to help, with Lindsey Byman saying `People have to make really hard decisions when they don't have food money,' while Texas expects full payments within three days and West Virginia reports all cardholders fully funded Thursday.
- The funding bill secures SNAP through September 2026, but officials warned that tapping contingency reserves risks no funds for new applicants, disaster assistance, or diverting Section 32 funds from Child Nutrition Programs.
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