Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the debit cards that beneficiaries use to buy groceries could be reloaded after the ruling. That process often takes one to two weeks.

Editorial Fellow A federal judge has blocked the Trump Administration from halting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) benefits during the government shutdown, just a day before it was slated to ...