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The lawsuit by the mostly Democratic-led states says those conditions are unlawful, and it says Congress mandated that homelessness funding be distributed based solely on need.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner has said the funding changes are about promoting self-sufficiency.
Advocates for ending homelessness say the overhaul could push 170,000 people back onto the streets.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The federal housing agency HUD says the idea is to promote self-sufficiency and get at root causes of homelessness, which it says are specifically addiction and mental illness, very common among those living outside.
Now, the changes are a rebuke to longstanding federal policy.
And under that, the vast majority of this funding has long gone to permanent housing that offers people treatment, but it doesn't require it.
The Trump administration had asked the high court to block full food benefits after a lower court judge ordered them.
The extended stay means states can still make only partial payments.
The legal wrangling over the country's largest anti-hunger program has kept millions of people who rely on it in limbo.
That could change soon as Congress votes on a deal to end the shutdown, which includes SNAP funding until next fall.
Restoring that will be a relief not only to recipients, but also the retail stores where they spend their SNAP dollars and food pantries, which have struggled to meet a surge in demand.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration had asked the high court to block full food benefits after a lower court judge ordered them.
The extended stay means states can still make only partial payments.
The legal wrangling over the country's largest anti-hunger program has kept millions of people who rely on it in limbo.
That could change soon as Congress votes on a deal to end the shutdown, which includes SNAP funding until next fall.
Restoring that will be a relief not only to recipients, but also the retail stores where they spend their SNAP dollars, and food pantries which have struggled to meet a surge in demand.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.