Summary
The Trump administration instructed states to stop paying full benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. A Supreme Court order allows the administration to withhold some funding, which has led to recipients only receiving partial benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown.
Key Facts
- The Trump administration ordered states to stop giving full SNAP benefits.
- SNAP, or food stamps, assists over 42 million Americans.
- States can now only provide 65% of SNAP benefits.
- The Supreme Court allowed the withholding of funds until further legal hearings.
- The U.S. government shutdown has caused only partial SNAP benefits to be distributed.
- Some states were using their own funds to provide full benefits before this order.
- SNAP helps about one in eight Americans and costs nearly $9 billion a month.
- The Supreme Court temporarily agreed to the administration withholding $4 billion in SNAP funding.
