11/03/2025

Trump Administration Will Partially Fund SNAP

However, it could take months to fulfill the need

The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with a $4.65 billion payment. However, using emergency funds to pay for reduced SNAP benefits could take "a few weeks to up to several months," a top USDA official told a federal judge in a sworn court filing Monday.

The disclosure comes after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for SNAP amid an ongoing government shutdown by Wednesday. Following the court order on Friday, Trump said it would be his "honor" to fund the food assistance program. 

In addition to the delay, the Trump administration also said it was $4 billion short of the expected $8 billion cost to fund SNAP for the month of November, in part because they are declining to access an additional bucket of emergency funds held by the United States Department of Agriculture, which runs SNAP.

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