SNAP payments slashed to 50% as federal shutdown stretches into its second month

The Trump administration will use USDA contingency funds to deliver partial payments, leaving 41 million Americans to stretch reduced food aid as courts push for full funding.

Over the past several days, millions of low-income Americans who use SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, have been left wondering how they will pay for basic necessities this month amidst the ongoing government shutdown. Today, they have an update: In a court filing submitted on November 3, the Trump administration said that it would pay just 50% of recipients’ normal allotments this month.