The administration said it could cover “50% of eligible households current allotments” through November with the $4.65 billion in a contingency fund.

42 million people won't be receiving November's allotment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of the shutdown.

At least 42 million Americans could begin receiving SNAP benefits by the middle of the week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

One in eight Americans are dependent on a food assistance program called Snap, which has gone unfunded since Saturday.

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.

Contingency funds will keep benefits going for nearly 42 million people in the food assistance program, Trump says

The administration said it could cover “50% of eligible households current allotments” through November with the $4.65 billion in a contingency fund.

In response to a court order, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would tap its contingency fund.

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 amounts.

The government says an emergency fund it will use has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal benefits.

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Benefits will be reduced by only 35% instead of 50% in the latest chaos emanating from the government shutdown.