The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, will resume with full funding. Supreme Court Judge John McConnell ruled that the pause of funding was unconstitutional and ordered the Department of Agriculture to resume benefits.
“Without SNAP funding for the month of November, 16 million children are immediately at risk of going hungry,” said Judge McConnell. “This should never happen in America.”
Due to the government shutdown, millions of Americans are losing access to government aid. Programs like SNAP and EBT provide assistance to over 42 million Americans each month. The government allocates $8 billion a month to fund this program, but with the government shutdown, emergency funds are being used to cover the full cost.
“The government had an obligation to follow the order to make the full payment so that people everywhere throughout the country would get their SNAP benefits immediately,” said Judge McConnell. “We’ve now gone six days without needed food to the 42 million, 16 million children. Irreparable harm. That’s what the court’s temporary restraining order attempted to resolve.”
The Trump administration originally resumed partial SNAP benefits, but the judge ruled that the full cost must be covered and benefits must resume.
To learn more about local SNAP benefits and their requirements, visit the Department of Workforce Services.
Author: Lainey Porter
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Editor: Hannah Clove
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