SNAP benefits set to be paused
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which impacts roughly 42 million Americans, could resume as soon as Wednesday. His comments come days after two federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to make SNAP payments.
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Millions could see SNAP food benefits return by Wednesday, treasury says
In a pivotal turn of events, two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to continue SNAP payments. This judicial intervention forced the administration to act,
U.S. District Judge John McConnell said that he will block the Trump administration from suspending SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government shutdown drags on.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered an update on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Sunday and said benefits could resume this week. “There’s a process that has to be followed, so we’ve got to figure out what the process is,
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York on Thursday, days before SNAP benefits and other assistance are set to dry out amid the ongoing, and historic, federal government shutdown.
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More than 1.6 million people in the D.C. area rely on SNAP benefits. Beginning Nov. 1, those federal benefits will stop being distributed until the government reopens.
With the government shutdown dragging on, Minnesota is bracing for the end of grocery benefits for hundreds of thousands of residents.
Michigan joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking federal contingency funds for SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.