Overview
- The Agriculture Department directed state agencies to take immediate steps to issue full November SNAP allotments after the shutdown ended, with officials cautioning that distribution depends on each state's systems.
- Timelines vary by state: Alabama said benefits would post Nov. 13, Oklahoma expects full issuances within 48 hours, Louisiana plans restorations within a week, and Ohio has begun processing without a set date, while several states had already paid in full following court orders.
- Households that received partial payments will automatically get the remainder, and jurisdictions such as Louisiana and Vermont said earlier state-funded support will not be reclaimed.
- Secretary Brooke Rollins said a review of data from 29 states found deceased individuals on the rolls and about 500,000 duplicate-benefit cases under the same name, while 21 states declined to share data and some have sued the administration over the request.
- Rollins signaled forthcoming enforcement actions and program reforms as new work and eligibility rules from this year’s reconciliation law begin taking effect, with policy groups warning that millions could lose some or all benefits.