Reduced benefits suck for these recipients. They were barely getting by with full benefits.
apnews.com/live/donald-... updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judgesâ rulings
— (@lcook2936.bsky.social) 2025-11-03T17:21:03.169Z
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-3-2025
President Donald Trumps administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nations social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally.
Its not clear how much beneficiaries will receive, nor how quickly beneficiaries will see value show up on the debit cards they use to buy groceries. The process of loading the SNAP cards, which involves steps by state and federal government agencies and vendors, can take up to two weeks in some states. The average monthly benefit is usually about $190 per person.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the nations largest food program, said last month that benefits for November wouldnt be paid out due to the federal government shutdown. That set off a scramble by food banks, state governments and the nearly 42 million Americans who receive the aid to find ways to ensure access to groceries.