The government says an emergency fund it will use has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal benefits.
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.
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The administration said it could cover “50% of eligible households current allotments” through November with the $4.65 billion in…
About one in eight Americans, in lower-income households, is supposed to get monthly SNAP benefits by law.
The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
Contingency funds will keep benefits going for nearly 42 million people in the food assistance program, Trump says
The country's flagship food aid scheme serves one in eight Americans each month.
In the latest update, the Trump administration agreed to release partial SNAP payments, but they will be half of the normal…
