After foodbanks and SNAP recipients spent weeks bracing for a suspension of federal food assistance, the benefits appeared to be partially salvaged on Monday. But the disruption is already wreaking havoc on the normally steadfast program.

The Trump administration on Monday agreed to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, after two court cases challenged the lapse in benefits. The administration said in a court filing that it will use $4.65 billion in contingency funds to cover about half of eligible households’ benefits this month. Beyond that, however, benefits are expected to run dry.

It’s the first time SNAP recipients will go without some of their benefits during a government shutdown. Funding for the program was supposed to ren

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