Overview
- States are restoring November benefits after the shutdown pause, with Ohio targeting full issuance by Wednesday and Kentucky and Indiana paying over the weekend.
- Louisiana reports full federal payments now delivered and says elderly and disabled recipients will effectively receive 25% more this month because of state-funded assistance issued Nov. 1–4 during the lapse.
- Georgia has begun enforcing expanded work rules effective Nov. 1, requiring most able-bodied adults without dependents to meet an 80-hours-per-month standard up to age 65 and narrowing caregiver exemptions to children under 14, with earlier partial issuances of up to 65% reported.
- USDA guidance narrows noncitizen eligibility to U.S. citizens, nationals, Cuban and Haitian entrants, and COFA citizens, imposes a five-year wait for many lawful permanent residents, and removes benefits for refugees, asylum recipients and trafficking survivors.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says all SNAP recipients will be required to reapply, citing fraud findings such as payments tied to deceased or dual-state recipients, while details on timing and process remain unspecified; analysts estimate roughly 4 million people could lose or see reduced benefits under the new law as food banks report surging demand.