"With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks. A back-and-forth series of court rulings and shifting policies from President Donald Trump's administration has led to a patchwork distribution of November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the program, issued new guidance Thursday, instructing: "State agencies must take immediate steps to ensure households receive their full November allotments promptly." The federal food program serves about 42 million people, about 1 in 8 Americans, in lower-income households. They receive an average of around $190 monthly per person, though that doesn't necessarily cover the full cost of groceries for a regular month."
State officials are working to quickly deliver full November SNAP benefits to millions after distribution disruptions during the government shutdown. A series of court rulings and shifting administration policies produced a patchwork rollout, with about two-thirds of states issuing only partial benefits or none before the shutdown ended. The USDA instructed state agencies to take immediate steps to ensure households receive full November allotments promptly and advised excluding November from the federal SNAP work-requirement. The federal program serves about 42 million people who average roughly $190 monthly per person. Some states reported plans to load electronic benefit cards as soon as Friday or midnight.
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