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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

SNAP Funding Restored, With Most States Paying Within 24 Hours

Funding is secured through September 2026; some November payments will lag as states reprocess EBT files.

Government Reopens, SNAP Payments Poised to Restart Within 24 Hours

USDA Orders States to Reverse Full SNAP Payouts After Supreme Court Pause

Supreme Court Pauses Full SNAP Payouts as States Start Uneven Restorations

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund November SNAP by Friday

USDA to Issue Half-Size November SNAP Payments After Court Orders During Shutdown

White House to Send Half of November SNAP Benefits, Draining Emergency Reserve

Judges Order Use of SNAP Emergency Funds as White House Signals Conditional Release

SNAP Payments Poised to Halt Nov. 1 as Shutdown Enters Week Four

States Sue After USDA Says No November SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

USDA Says SNAP Payments Will Not Go Out Nov. 1 Without Congress

USDA Rules Out Emergency Funds for SNAP as Shutdown Puts November Benefits at Risk

Shutdown Threatens November SNAP as USDA Orders States to Hold Issuance

USDA Tells States to Hold November SNAP Files as Shutdown Puts 42 Million Benefits at Risk

SNAP Overhaul Takes Effect, Shrinking Benefits and Shifting Costs to States