The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set new November 2025 SNAP benefit limits as the federal government shutdown forces use of contingency funds to keep payments going.

Why It Matters

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which support roughly 42 million Americans, have been heavily disrupted during the ongoing government shutdown due to the lack of regular funding being approved by lawmakers. In October, federal officials warned payments would be delayed and refused to tap into USDA contingency funds, saying they were reserved for emergencies like natural disasters.

But on Friday, federal judges in Rhode Island and Boston ordered the government to continue funding the program—at least partially—using those emergency reserves. According to a court filing

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