About one in eight Americans, in lower-income households, is supposed to get monthly SNAP benefits by law.
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown
BY MICHAEL CASEY, GEOFF MULVIHILL AND OTHERS
October 31, 2025
Trump administration to partially fund SNAP this month after judges order use of emergency reserves
BY GEOFF MULVIHILL, KIMBERLEE KRUESI AND OTHERS
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until an…
The government says an emergency fund it will use has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal benefits.
In the latest update, the Trump administration agreed to release partial SNAP payments, but they will be half of the normal…
The agreement to use contingency funds to pay for food stamp benefits came after a judge said Trump administration could not…
Contingency funds will keep benefits going for nearly 42 million people in the food assistance program, Trump says
The $4.1 billion Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps millions of households pay to heat and cool their homes.
SNAP benefits: Appeals court again rejects Trump admin bid to halt full payment order
Trump administration tells states to stop paying full Snap benefits
Trump administration demands that states 'undo' full SNAP benefit payments
SNAP: Trump admin gets longer Supreme Court pause on order it pay full food stamp benefits
