The Trump administration said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits would cease on Nov. 1.
Despite the ruling, it seems likely SNAP benefits will still be delayed.
U.S. judge orders Trump administration to continue SNAP benefits during shutdown, ruling the suspension unlawful amid public outcry.
A federal judge said the plan to suspend food aid to millions of Americans during the ongoing US government shutdown is likely unlawful.
The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.
President Donald Trump has until noon Monday to respond to a federal judge who ruled last week that food benefits must be reinstated.
One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income households
Those who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits should continue to do so after two federal court rulings ordered program funding on Friday.
Judge Talwani gave the Trump administration until Nov. 3 to decide if it will pay full or partial benefits. Another judge said SNAP is an entitlement.
Critics expressed alarm after government said it would totally suspend food aid programme utilised by 42 million people.
42 million people won't be receiving November's allotment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of the shutdown.
SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
The administration has until Monday to decide how it's going to fund the country's biggest food aid program for November amid the ongoing shutdown.
President Donald Trump’s administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s…
The agreement to use contingency funds to pay for food stamp benefits came after a judge said Trump administration could not cease paying for the benefits.