November SNAP payments will go out after initially being cancelled for the month of November due to the government shutdown.

However, they will be only half the amount that recipients usually get, according to the Trump administration.

Why It Matters

Congress has been in deadlock over the impending spending bill, causing the larger government shutdown.

Due to this, November SNAP payments have been in peril, without the adequate funds to reload EBT cards this month.

What To Know

The Trump administration announced it would be using money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund.

While this only presents $5 billion to recipients for the month of November, this means that payments will be short of the full $8 billion that SNAP benefits usually cost each month.

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