Medical Xpress December 10, 2025
During the 43-day federal government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were withheld for two weeks in early November. This was the first time in the program’s history that the benefits—designed to safeguard Americans against catastrophic hunger—were inaccessible.
The disruption impacted not only the millions of Americans who rely on the program to help pay for groceries but also food retailers and community-based food assistance programs.
Though benefits resumed when the government reopened on November 14, the interruption—on top of new work requirements for SNAP recipients and state restrictions on what foods qualify for the program—raised questions about the program’s future.
What ramifications does this interruption have on the program? Could the Supreme Court rulings on SNAP have repercussions...
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