(CNN) — Nearly 5 million food stamp recipients will not receive any benefits in November under the plan the Trump administration issued Tuesday to comply with a court order , according to a new analysis.
That’s because their usual allotment is less than the planned reduction in benefits that’s taking place amid the government shutdown, according to the analysis from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The US Department of Agriculture said Monday that it would issue partial benefits this month by tapping into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s contingency fund , after two federal judges said the agency was required to do so. The courts also gave the USDA the option of shifting other money to SNAP to enable it to pay full benefits in November, but

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