Partial payments are expected to be sent out to the millions of Americans who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , or SNAP, the Trump administration said.

The administration said Monday, Nov. 3, in a court filing that it would "fulfill its obligation to expend" funds during an emergency, using a reserve to cover "50% of eligible households’ current allotments."

It's unknown when those funds will actually reach SNAP recipients, though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said payments could begin as soon as Wednesday during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.

SNAP benefits were to be paused on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture posted on its website, saying the "well has run dry." The message conti

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