Overview
- The Supreme Court temporarily stayed a lower-court order for full November SNAP payments and is expected to rule on the Trump administration’s request to keep full disbursements on hold.
- USDA told states to reverse unauthorized full issuances and warned of penalties, but a DOJ attorney said in court that the agency is not seeking to rescind funds already on recipients’ cards.
- States have taken divergent paths: some loaded full benefits over the weekend, others issued partial payments, and many have not paid at all, leaving a national patchwork.
- Examples of the split response include California moving to pay in full before federal pushback, Oregon and Washington telling recipients to keep funds, Ohio proceeding with roughly 35% reductions, and Nebraska and Utah signaling delays or partials pending federal action.
- Food banks and nonprofits report surging demand and strained supplies, with local campaigns and emergency distributions expanding as millions of recipients face confusion and hardship.