Updated October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM EDT

On Saturday, some 42 million people in the U.S. who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, could lose the ability to afford food because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The Trump administration has warned that the debit-like EBT cards that hold an individual's SNAP funds won't be refilled when the money runs out on Nov. 1 — despite millions in emergency contingency money being available.

On Friday, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it was unclear how much assistance may be provided or when it might come.

This comes as more than 700,000 federal workers are furloughed without pay or continue to work without their regular paychecks also beca

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