White House says SNAP is back, but benefits cut in half because of Schumer Shutdown

SNAP is back, according to confirmation from the White House, but its benefits now are being cut in half because of the Schumer Shutdown. And the White House has advised the judge who ordered all of the available reserves be spent there’s now no way to address any emergency.

The government’s SNAP program, basically food stamps for tens of millions, was closing down on Nov. 1 when its money ran out because of the government shutdown demanded by Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

While the GOP proposed a clean funding resolution, continuing the spending as it had been for several weeks, Democrats demanded the government raid Americans’ paychecks for $1.5 trillion for broadcast propaganda, health care for illegal aliens and more.

GOP members in the Senate, and the White House, said that was impossible, so the government shutdown is into its second month.

Leftist groups sued when they realized food stamps was going bust, and a judge ordered the White House to spend down to nothing all the reserves.

The Washington Examiner reported Trump will “deplete” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to provide half benefits for November.

“The [plan] will leave a total of $4.65 billion in the contingency fund for November SNAP benefits that will all be obligated to cover 50% of eligible households’ current allotments,” Agriculture Department spokesman Patrick Penn explained.

“This means that no funds will remain for new SNAP applicants certified in November, disaster assistance, or as a cushion against the potential catastrophic consequences of shutting down SNAP entirely,” Penn charged.

It was Judge John McConnell who had said the administration must use contingency funding for November, and claimed that the government could shift funding around to obtain more, a move the White House rejected.

Penn said the government could not access other USDA funding, such as the Child Nutrition Fund, because that would just move the problem “to millions of America’s low-income children.”

Those funds, he told the judge, are not “a contingency fund for SNAP.”

Rep. Pramila Jayapal accidentally admits illegals receive taxpayer-funded SNAP benefits:

“Yesterday, I was at a food bank in my district talking about SNAP cuts… people are not showing up because they’re afraid… It’s undocumented immigrants.”

Why are illegals in your district… pic.twitter.com/AVY5VcmOKg

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 17, 2025

The White House explained earlier it was not allowed to use the contingency funding because that was designated as a reserve for emergencies such as natural disaster.