NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Recipients of SNAP benefits learned Monday they will get partial food assistance in the month of November, as the government shutdown approaches a historic milestone.

Two separate federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must use contingency funds to pay November SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown, which, as of Monday, reached 34 days.

The contingency account belonging to the U.S. Department of Agriculture contains enough money to pay approximately half of what SNAP recipients typically receive, according to court documents.

"It's $188 on average per month. And if you get half of that, that's not a lot of money," said Signe Anderson the Senior Director of Nutritional Advocacy with the Tennessee Justice Center.

Anderson emphasized th

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