The U.S. government on Monday said it will provide half of the monthly aid provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to recipients in November.

The Trump administration said it will tap into the program’s contingency fund amid the government shutdown.

Some $4.65 billion from SNAP's contingency fund will “be obligated to cover 50% of eligible households’ current allotments” for November, according to a sworn statement from a U.S. Department of Agriculture official submitted in federal court obtained by CNN . The remaining $600 million in the fund will be used for state administrative expenses and nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.

Governor Kathy Hochul said the Trump administration's decision not to fully fund SNAP was "indefensible."

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