US EditionTrump says he’s withholding SNAP benefits until shutdown ends
About 1 in 8 Americans will receive 65% of normal SNAP benefits in November due to funding shortfalls amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
- Late Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said November partial SNAP benefits will be 65% of usual assistance, up from an earlier 50%, affecting nearly 42 million people who receive SNAP.
- On Wednesday, two federal judges ordered the government to pay partial benefits using an emergency fund, and the administration told a judge it would tap over $4 billion in contingency funds.
- A family of four in New York State will receive about $646 for November, while most households face cuts exceeding 35% and a family of three loses $275.
- When cards will be recharged depends on the state, with Louisiana officials saying they could start loading cards by Friday while the USDA warned some states could take months, and Foodlink reports rising demand as over 135,000 people in the six-county Rochester region face uncertainty.
- Amid the longest federal government shutdown in history, cities and nonprofit groups that sued argue partial SNAP benefits for November do not adequately remedy harm, while the White House press secretary warns future payments remain at risk.
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Broomfield Enterprise
Government says SNAP benefit cuts won’t be as deep as announced for some families
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Prses President Donald Trump’s administration now says that SNAP food aid for November will be reduced less than originally announced, the latest in a political and legal saga that impacts how about 1 in 8 Americans can buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a court filing late Wednesday that it caught an error in its earlier plan to reduce the maximum benefit by half and said t…
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Government says SNAP benefit cuts won't be as deep as announced for some families
The Trump administration now says cuts to the biggest government food program won't be as deep as previously expected during the government shutdown.
Partial SNAP benefits for November will be more than previously estimated, government says
People who rely on SNAP are still not getting their full benefits, but the federal government says they will get more partial benefits than officials initially estimated.
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