The Trump administration will provide partial food stamp benefits this month as the government shutdown approaches a record length, officials told a federal judge Monday.

The administration indicated it will not tap other funds to fill the gap, meaning the more than 40 million people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to receive reduced benefits. Administration officials have warned those recalculations could spur significant delays before November payments reach households.

On Friday, two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must empty a roughly $5.25 billion emergency fund before cutting off SNAP.

It is not enough to cover the full November benefits, which are expected to cost upwards of $9 billion. The judges indicated the U.S. Departmen

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