The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it is moving to fully fund November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, following a federal court order issued this week.

In a letter to state agencies, officials said they are completing the steps needed to make the funds available, and states will soon be able to send full benefit files to EBT processors, which load SNAP money onto benefit cards.

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to restore full benefits, calling the earlier plan for partial payments arbitrary and capricious. The administration has appealed, but is taking steps to comply while the case moves forward.

SNAP funding lapsed due to the partial federal government shutdown, which has now stretched on for more than a month.

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