The USDA says it is now moving to fully fund November SNAP benefits, following a federal court order issued this week.

In a letter to state agencies, officials said they are completing the steps needed to make the funds available, and states will soon be able to send full benefit files to EBT processors, which load SNAP money onto benefit cards.

This comes amid a government shutdown, which created a funding lapse that had threatened to delay or reduce SNAP payments.

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to restore full benefits, calling the earlier plan for partial payments “arbitrary and capricious.” The administration has appealed, but is taking steps to comply while the case moves forward.

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