The legal saga was spurred after the us department of agriculture (usda), which oversees the snap programme, announced benefits would be halted in november due to the lack of funding over the. The western center on law and poverty and the impact fund has also filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court in california on behalf of all snap recipients. A federal judge in massachusetts has ordered the usda to use emergency funds to keep snap running during the government shutdown
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In response, the trump administration has agreed to partially restore november benefits.
Governor shapiro takes legal action to demand usda use available contingency funds to pay november snap benefits and ensure nearly two million pennsylvanians are fed usda’s own contingency plan acknowledged the availability of billions in reserve funding to keep snap benefits funded in the event of a federal government shutdown.
Officials from half the states and the district of columbia are asking a federal judge to order the department of agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for november. The issue is evolving, and it remains unclear when snap beneficiaries should receive their benefits (and how much they will receive)
