Trump Admin Will Partially Fund Food Stamps Following Rulings By Obama-Appointed Judges
Update: 2025-11-03
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President Donald Trump’s administration agreed Monday to provide partial payments for a critical food assistance program after two judges ruled on Friday to keep nutrition aid funded.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which costs roughly $9.2 billion to run a month, ran dry on Nov. 1 due to the now-34-day government shutdown — leaving nearly 42 million Americans without the program’s food assistance. The federal judges ruled the program must be funded by a contingency fund containing about $5 billion, according to the Associated Press, but it remains unclear how much money beneficiaries could receive, nor how quickly they would gain access to the smaller amount of benefits.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which costs roughly $9.2 billion to run a month, ran dry on Nov. 1 due to the now-34-day government shutdown — leaving nearly 42 million Americans without the program’s food assistance. The federal judges ruled the program must be funded by a contingency fund containing about $5 billion, according to the Associated Press, but it remains unclear how much money beneficiaries could receive, nor how quickly they would gain access to the smaller amount of benefits.
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