The Trump administration announced on Monday (November 3) that it will provide only half of the usual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November . This decision comes amid the ongoing government shutdown, which has left the program struggling for funds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to use $4.65 billion from the SNAP contingency fund to cover 50% of eligible households' benefits, as stated in a federal court filing. The remaining $600 million will be allocated for state administrative expenses and nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico and American Samoa.

The government shutdown, now in its thirty-fourth day, has forced the USDA to partially fund SNAP after federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the administration to keep th

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