Overview
- About 42 million people will receive roughly 50% of their usual November SNAP benefits after a month-long budget standoff exhausted regular funding.
- USDA will tap $4.65 billion from an emergency account, covering about half of the roughly $8 billion typically disbursed each month.
- Two federal courts ruled the government must use available funds to prevent a freeze in benefits and set a Monday deadline for a funding plan.
- The administration said it does not plan to use other sources to fully fund November and warned of potentially long delays as states reprogram systems.
- Food banks report surging demand, including a 17% jump at New York’s Met Council with a 40% increase expected this week, as political leaders trade blame.