Forbes November 7, 2025
As the U.S. government shutdown drags on, the first batches of recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have not collected funds to purchase groceries. New rounds of monthly payments normally start on the 2nd, but even by Nov. 6, no benefits had been paid, leaving those who depend on them scrambling, including many working families, single mothers and disabled and elderly Americans from all over the country.
The Trump Administration said at the beginning of November that it would only pay out 50% of SNAP payments this month since, due to the shutdown, it had no further funds available inside the Department of Agriculture, which administers the program. It refused to use emergency funds provided during the shutdown by...
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