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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.
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 Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
After a court order to issue full SNAP payments late last week, some states rushed to get the benefits to people.
But when the Supreme Court then paused the order, the Agriculture Department said states must immediately undo those payments and threatened penalties.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Plattkin says this makes no sense, especially given new moves to possibly end the shutdown.
A Trump administration attorney says states jumped the gun and should only send partial payments for now.