"The Trump administration said it would provide partial relief to recipients of food stamps on Monday as the federal government shutdown approached a record-breaking length. Amid mounting uncertainty among the nearly 42 million people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), the Department of Agriculture said it would use contingency funds to keep benefits going, albeit just 50% of the usual funds recipients receive on their cards."
"The announcement, in a court filing by the government at the US district court in Rhode Island, came after Donald Trump said the administration would comply with a court order to provide emergency funding after previous refusals to do so on purported legal grounds. Before Monday's announcement, Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, had suggested that emergency funding might not be available immediately and called for more court guidance on how to fund Snap legally."
"I have instructed our lawyers to ask the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible even if we get immediate guidance, it will unfortunately be delayed while States get the money out, Trump posted on his Truth Social network on Friday. If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding."
The Trump administration said it would provide partial relief to food stamp recipients by using contingency funds to deliver 50% of usual SNAP benefits. The Department of Agriculture filed the plan in federal court in Rhode Island after a judge ordered emergency funding for the program. Payments officially ran out on Saturday amid the 34-day government shutdown that has affected nearly 42 million SNAP recipients. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned emergency funding might not be immediately available and sought court guidance on legal funding options. President Trump instructed lawyers to seek court clarification and said providing funding would be his honor if legally permitted.
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