WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration said it plans to distribute partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November after two federal judges ruled the Department of Agriculture must cover food stamps during the government shutdown.

In a federal court filing on Oct. 3, the Trump administration said the USDA is complying with the judge's orders and “will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today.”

"Per orders issued by the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, FNS intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025," Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary for USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, wrote in the court filing.

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