{"id":40556,"date":"2025-11-03T20:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40556"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:05:10","slug":"trump-administration-to-partially-fund-snap-food-benefits-amid-us-shutdowntraffic_sourcerss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/03\/trump-administration-to-partially-fund-snap-food-benefits-amid-us-shutdowntraffic_sourcerss\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration to partially fund SNAP food benefits amid US shutdown | Food News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The country\u2019s flagship food aid scheme serves one in eight Americans each month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 3 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">3 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States government will partially fund food benefits for low-income Americans after two judges ruled the programme must continue amid a languishing government shutdown, US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has said.<\/p>\n<p>The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) \u2013 the country\u2019s flagship food aid scheme, serving one in eight Americans each month \u2013 was set to freeze on November 1, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on October 10 that it would not be able to fund the programme if the shutdown continued.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Friday, federal judges in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island doled out separate but similar rulings that told the federal government to cover the benefits by drawing from contingency funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">SNAP, known colloquially as food stamps, costs more than $8bn to deploy monthly and covers about $190 or $356 in groceries per household. The benefits are typically loaded onto debit cards.<\/p>\n<p>In a filing on Monday to the Rhode Island court, the USDA agreed to \u201cfulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The administration will use up a fund totalling about $5bn, but not other funds that would allow it to fully fund SNAP, the filing said.<\/p>\n<p>Because the process of loading the cards can take up to two weeks, it\u2019s not yet clear when beneficiaries may begin to receive funds again \u2013 nor how much money will ultimately be included.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The judges had given the Trump administration until Monday to address how it could partially fund SNAP, with US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston ruling a suspension of the programme was \u201cunlawful\u201d and \u201cerroneous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis court has now clarified that Defendants are required to use those Contingency Funds as necessary for the SNAP program,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In Rhode Island, US District Judge John McConnell reached a similar conclusion and asked the administration for an update on Monday, saying in a virtual hearing that \u201cit is beyond argument that irreparable harm will begin to occur\u201d if SNAP is paused.<\/p>\n<p>The rulings came in response to separate challenges to the Trump administration\u2019s suspension of benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had initially claimed on his Truth Social platform on Friday that the judges\u2019 decisions were \u201cconflicting\u201d, and he used the potential loss of SNAP to take a shot at \u201cRadical Democrats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Right-wing disinformation about food stamps has meanwhile surfaced online in recent days, with one viral chart claiming that \u201cAfghan\u201d, \u201cSomali\u201d and \u201cIraqi\u201d people were the biggest beneficiaries of SNAP.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, USDA data show that white people use SNAP the most, accounting for more than 35 percent of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Trump #administration #partially #fund #SNAP #food #benefits #shutdown #Food #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country\u2019s flagship food aid scheme serves one in eight Americans each month. 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