“To the extent State sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” Patrick Penn, the deputy under secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, wrote. Instead, states must provide 65 percent of the maximum benefit allotments.

The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.

Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to “continue fighting” for SNAP recipients after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration didn’t have to issue full payments for the program late Friday. Hochul initially announced earlier that day that all state agencies would distribute full SNAP benefits in November,

The hard-working people and families who rely on SNAP benefits deserve certainty, not confusion," Gov. Josh Stein said Nov. 8.

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - SNAP benefits will resume in Virginia during the government shutdown, Governor Youngkin announced Sunday.

The Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower-court order requiring the federal government to fully fund SNAP benefits.

After a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits, Vice President JD Vance called the ruling "absurd."