The government said it would send the aid after a court ruled last week that it must preserve the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
Category: Poverty
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Trump Administration Faces Court Deadline on Food Stamp Benefits
The government must inform two courts how, and when, it intends to pay benefits in November, as the shutdown continues.
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Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda
The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need.
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Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says
The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
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Federal Court to Rule on Fate of Food Stamps During the Shutdown
States have sued to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits starting on Saturday, after the Trump administration said it would not fund them.
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Trump Administration Tells Court It Has Money It Can’t Spend to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts
States have sued the federal government to force the release of aid during the shutdown, with a key hearing set for Thursday.
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Dozens of States to Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.
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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
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Food Stamp Benefits May Run Out in November, Officials Warn
If the government shutdown continues, millions of low-income people are at risk of losing access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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In Coal-Powered West Virginia, Sky-High Energy Costs Strain Residents
As residents’ electricity prices have increased, nearly one out of five customers of the leading utility company in the state is behind on monthly bills.