President Trump’s administration Monday agreed to resume “partial” payment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan (SNAP) benefits after two federal judges ruled it acted improperly by cutting off aid amid the government shutdown.

Bowing to the twin court orders, the U.S. Departement of Agriculture said it would tap a contingency fund to partially fund food stamps payments to about 42 million low-income people who normally would have received the money on Nov. 1.

It’s not clear when beneficiaries, including about 3 million New Yorkers, will see the money they count on to help buy groceries.

The Trump administration had refused to use the $5 billion in the emergency fund or an even bigger alternative fund, saying it was supposed to be only for natural disasters.

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