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Dulcinea

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 04:41 AM Yesterday

Trump administration faces Monday deadline on use of contingency funds for SNAP

(NPR) President Donald Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 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 nation's social safety net — and it costs about $8 billion per month nationally.

The situation leaves millions with uncertainty about how they will feed themselves. Benefits will be delayed in November regardless of the outcome of the court cases because many beneficiaries have their cards recharged early in the month and the process of loading cards can take a week or more in many states.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/g-s1-96296/trump-deadline-contingency-funds-snap

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Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges' rulings LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #1

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges' rulings
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 01:00 PM
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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 judges’ rulings

(@lcook2936.bsky.social) 2025-11-03T17:21:03.169Z

https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-3-2025

President Donald Trump’s 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 nation’s social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally.

It’s 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 nation’s largest food program, said last month that benefits for November wouldn’t 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.
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