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 biggest food aid programme, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
The US Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) starting November 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.
The programme serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net and it costs about USD 8 billion per month nationally.
The situation leaves millions with uncertainty about how they will feed themselves. Benefits will be delayed in November regardless of the outcome of the court cases because many beneficiaries have their cards recharged early in the month and the process of loading cards can take a week or more in many states.
Democratic state attorneys general or governors from 25 .​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 biggest food aid programme, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
The US Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) starting November 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.
The programme serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net and it costs about USD 8 billion per month nationally.
The situation leaves millions with uncertainty about how they will feed themselves. Benefits will be delayed in November regardless of the outcome of the court cases because many beneficiaries have their cards recharged early in the month and the process of loading cards can take a week or more in many states.
Democratic state attorneys general or governors from 25 . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
