Overview
- States are restoring November SNAP benefits this week after the shutdown, with Ohio targeting midweek issuance and Georgia saying full payments or make‑ups will post Tuesday or on normal schedules.
- USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said all roughly 42 million recipients will have to reapply, citing anomalies in data from 29 states such as alleged payments to 186,000 deceased people and duplicate enrollments, though no timetable or process was provided.
- Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” that took effect Nov. 1 expands work requirements to most adults up to age 64, adds obligations for parents of children 14 and older, ends prior exemptions for groups like veterans and people experiencing homelessness, and narrows non‑citizen eligibility.
- Food banks report sustained or record demand in places like Cincinnati, Minnesota and metro Atlanta as delayed payments and tighter rules push more families to pantries, with local stopgaps and one‑time grants unable to match lost benefits.
- Officials and advocates note that most states already require periodic recertification, but a full reapplication for all recipients would be far more burdensome for agencies now facing higher administrative and cost‑sharing responsibilities under the new law.