The Trump administration told federal courts that it will tap into a contingency fund to distribute partial November payments.

The Trump administration said Nov. 3 that it planned to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November. It could take days, if not a week or more, for the money to arrive.

Federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during the government shutdown.

The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. But what happens to benefits already on EBT cards?

Millions of Americans may want to hold onto their EBT cards — even if benefits lapse for a bit. Why it matters: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will freeze in November, but rollover dollars will still be accessible and cards can be used in the future.

The economic and political uncertainty has created a critical situation for millions of American households that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Due t

Typically, funds are added onto EBT cards at the beginning of the month. While recipients are able to use remaining SNAP benefits from prior months, there have been no additional funds added on at this point. "I have to stretch everything," said Caridad Diaz, a Durham mother who relies on SNAP and Social Security.

SNAP, often called food stamps, is the nation's largest food aid program, providing monthly benefits to low-income Americans so they can access healthy food and essentials. The SNAP cut this weekend would impact more than 42 million Americans who relied on ...

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.