Trump admin ordered to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov.
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About $100 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits started reaching Pennsylvanians Friday in a major victory for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration. Shapiro, at a news conference Friday at North Philadelphia’s Share Food,
Shapiro said his successful lawsuit filed in the wake of the Trump administration’s refusal to release SNAP funds November 1, will immediately free up funds for millions who rely on the federal supplemental food program.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said residents who receive SNAP benefits should start seeing money in their accounts soon. Cuts to the funds have ripple effects on the local economy.
SNAP recipients owed payments on Nov. 1 could see the full amount on their cards as early as Nov. 7, PA Gov. Shapiro announced today at a presser.
Gov. Shapiro helped pack groceries at the CEO Weinberg Food Pantry and addressed the lapse in SNAP benefits that's impacting nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians.