Summary
The Trump administration will continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after two court rulings. The partial funding follows a planned halt due to budget issues during a government shutdown. It is still unclear how much SNAP recipients will receive or when they will get funds.
Key Facts
- SNAP is a food assistance program serving about one in eight Americans.
- The program costs about $8 billion every month.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to stop payments on November 1 due to funding issues related to a government shutdown.
- Two federal court rulings ordered the government to keep SNAP running.
- It is unclear how much money will be given to recipients or when it will reach them.
- Loading benefits onto debit cards used for groceries can take up to two weeks in some states.
- The average SNAP benefit is about $190 per person each month.
