Trump administration will fully fund SNAP
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The SD Department of Social Services announced Nov. 7 that it plans to issue the full allotment of SNAP benefits to enrolled recipients in November.
SNAP benefits are in the process of being sent to recipients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey following a judge's order.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered state agencies to fully fund SNAP benefits for November after the Department of Agriculture said it would release emergency funds for the program. SNAP participants in the state should began having access to their full monthly benefits by Sunday,
The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge's ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by today, saying they are saving additional funds to pay for child nutrition programs known as WIC.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families says that it is preparing to issue full SNAP benefits for November this coming weekend, in the wake of a Friday court ruling.
SNAP recipients owed payments on Nov. 1 could see the full amount on their cards as early as Nov. 7, PA Gov. Shapiro announced today at a presser.
Funding for Snap, also known as food stamps, has been at the centre of the US government shutdown as it has entered its 38th day.