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USDA Orders States to Restore Full SNAP Benefits After Shutdown

States are moving to load EBT cards within days, with food banks still stretched.

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A shopper passes by orange juice at Dan's Market in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Utah SNAP customers will receive their full November benefits with the reopening of the federal government after its longest shutdown in history.
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Overview

  • A USDA memo from Deputy Undersecretary Patrick A. Penn confirms full federal funding for November SNAP and directs states to resume normal EBT operations, including transmitting December files.
  • Iowa Health and Human Services says full November benefits are being loaded and will be available to all recipients by Friday, Nov. 14.
  • Utah’s Department of Workforce Services will deposit full November benefits by Saturday, Nov. 15, with those who usually receive benefits on the 5th or 11th getting deposits starting Friday, Nov. 14.
  • The longest government shutdown halted November SNAP issuances after an Oct. 24 directive; lower courts ordered partial funding of roughly 65% before the Supreme Court paused those orders.
  • Local hunger-relief networks report sustained strain, with Des Moines’ DMARC logging a 55% jump in visitors in the first 12 days of November and expecting elevated demand for weeks.