Supreme Court extends full SNAP payment pause
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments by
California and Wisconsin said some SNAP recipients already received their full November payments overnight on Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a short-term order allowing the Trump administration to continue withholding full food stamp payments for November, a move aimed at buying time as Congress works toward reopening the federal government.
When November SNAP benefits are finalized, recipients will receive a larger portion of their monthly payments than originally expected.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.