A 'We Accept Food Stamps' sign hangs in the window of a grocery store on October 31, 2025 in Miami, Florida. JOE RAEDLE / AFP
The ongoing budget deadlock in the United States is threatening food security of around 42 million Americans who receive food stamps at the start of each month to help get by. The US Department of Agriculture had said that no money could be paid out on Saturday, November 1, due to the shutdown.
But on Friday, October 31, a federal judge helped ease some of the uncertainty at the last minute by ordering the government to use emergency funds to ensure the continuity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has helped low-income Americans for more than 60 years.
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