{"id":284201,"date":"2025-10-16T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/?p=284201"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:00:59","slug":"november-snap-benefits-delay-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/november-snap-benefits-delay-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Prepared: Your SNAP Benefits Could Not Arrive Due to the Government Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the U.S. federal government shutdown<\/strong> drags on into its third week, the Department of Agriculture is warning about potential interruptions in key food help schemes, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits).<\/p>\n

In a recent warning to state officials, USDA leaders warned that if the spending freeze drags on<\/strong>, there may be a lack of funds to fully cover SNAP benefits next month<\/strong>, which would leave millions of low income families unable to buy staples.<\/p>\n

SNAP benefits: the impact of the government shutdown<\/h2>\n

This shutdown,<\/strong> which started on October 1, 2025<\/strong>, comes from a clash in Congress over funding for fiscal year 2026. Without a deal soon, important services in many areas are being stopped, and SNAP food stamps<\/strong> is becoming one of the most seen victims.<\/p>\n

According to internal USDA messages dated October 10, the agency does not have the needed funds to pay full November payments for around 42 million people<\/strong> who get benefits across the country if the problem goes past this month.<\/p>\n

This number matches recent data from the program, which covers around 12 of the US population that depends on these month-to-month payments<\/strong> to buy groceries through electronic benefits transfer EBT cards. H<\/p>\n

SNAP is given through a joint system where federal money is sent to states<\/strong>, which then work with private companies to put benefits onto the cards of those who get them.<\/p>\n

SNAP payments for October 2025 are safe, but…<\/h2>\n

October’s deposits they were processed and committed before the end of the last fiscal year using old funding<\/strong>. But, the program depends on yearly funding from Congress, and without new money, November payments are up in the air. The warning letter, signed by Acting SNAP Director Ronald Ward,<\/strong> tells states to stop sending November benefit records to EBT companies until they get new orders.<\/p>\n

There are backup plans, such as extra money from past years and a reserve fund<\/strong> that, under past governments, was around 6 billion. But, experts worry about the current levels of these reserves and if the Trump government would choose to use them in the middle of the emergency.<\/p>\n

Support groups, like the Food Research and Action Center, have stressed that even though October payments<\/strong> are safe<\/strong>, a long shutdown might delay or cut November food stamps<\/strong>, making food insecurity worse just before the holiday season.<\/p>\n

States get prepared for the SNAP benefits defunding<\/h2>\n

In different parts of the country, state groups are ready for the worst. In North Carolina<\/strong>, for example, health officials are looking at the local impact and have shared the USDA letter, trying to tell people about possible problems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

States like Wisconsin and Minnesota<\/strong> have also warned people<\/strong> who get benefits, and in Minnesota, the Department of Children, Youth and Families plans to warn recipients by October 21 if there is no progress.<\/p>\n

These groups face office load by stopping data drops, which might make it hard to restart benefits even if funding is suddenly fixed.<\/p>\n

Maximum SNAP benefit payments approved in October<\/h2>\n

For FY2026, which runs from October 2025 to September 2026, for a one-person family<\/strong>, the maximum benefit rises from $292 in FY2025 to $298, a rise of $6 that amounts to a few more dollars a week for needed buys.<\/p>\n

For two-person families<\/strong>, the amount rises from $535 to $546, giving an extra space of $11 for couples or people with kids. For three-person families<\/strong>, the change raises the cap from $766 to $782, a 16 rise that can help in the buy of fresh and healthy foods.<\/p>\n

Lastly, for a family of four<\/strong> the most common average family size the month-to-month maximum hits $994, a jump of $19 from $975 in the last time, helping to ease the blow of high supermarket prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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