WASHINGTON >> Millions of low-income Americans will see staggering cuts and delays to their food stamps this month — with some receiving potentially nothing at all — because of the way that the White House has chosen to pay partial benefits during the government shutdown.

For many people enrolled in the program, the losses may soon prove to be far greater and severe than the Trump administration has publicly acknowledged, underscoring the magnitude of its refusal to fully finance the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the largest federal anti-hunger initiative.

The problem stems from the way in which the administration has opted to fund benefits, and the intricate rules it has foisted on states this week to calculate aid amounts for the 42 million people enrolled in SNAP

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