ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the state will fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
This comes after news that the Trump administration is asking an appeals court to block a lower court ruling ordering full funding – despite the government shutdown. President Donald Trump planned only to partially fund the benefits because the administration said there was not enough money in a contingency fund.
Hochul said she has directed state agencies to issue full benefits for November. She expects that they will begin having access to their benefits starting Sunday. She issued the following statement:
“Let me be clear, President Trump is hellbent on preventing millions of Americans from putting food on the table. He’s made decision after decision to withhold funding that feeds families, seniors and children — and continues doubling down on this cruelty by challenging the courts’ clear orders. It’s senseless and un-American and I’m working tirelessly to bring this uncertainty to an end for the nearly three million New Yorkers who rely on this program.“
The federal Department of Agriculture said in a memo it was working to make funding available for full benefits.
