Federal Judges Push Trump Administration to Resume Partial SNAP Payments

By Thomas Stevenson | The Post Millennial

It is not clear how much those getting benefits will receive.

The Trump administration on Monday said that there would be partial funding of SNAP after two judges ruled that the administration had to continue to fund SNAP despite the government shutdown.  

The partial funding will go forward, but it is not clear how much those getting benefits will receive.  

“Per orders issued by the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, FNS [Food and Nutrition Service] intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025,” the Department of Agriculture said in court documents. 

There are around $4.65 billion in contingency funds in SNAP for situations such as hurricanes and other emergencies. However, the federal government itself spends around $8 billion on SNAP benefits a month. Usually, those that are on SNAP get $190 per month for assistance in purchasing food. Currently, there are around 42 million Americans using the program.  

An official from the Department of Agriculture said, “In addition to adjusting eligibility and benefit issuance files to accommodate the reduction, States must notify all SNAP households of the reduction, as well as handle any requests for fair hearings from SNAP households related to the reduction.”

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