Two judges ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must replenish SNAP food aid benefits despite the government shutdown.

The grocery-buying ability for about 1 in 8 Americans hinged on the outcome.

Trump must replenish SNAP food aid benefits

The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.

Dig deeper:

Even though the judge ruled that the benefits could not be suspended for the first time in SNAP's 61-year history, many beneficiaries are still likely to face delays in getting the debit cards they use to buy groceries reloaded. That process can take one to two weeks, so it's likely too late to get funds

See Full Page