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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

USDA orders states to ‘undo’ steps to offer full SNAP food benefit payments after Supreme Court pause

The USDA ordered states to “undo” steps taken to issue full food stamp benefits after the Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the program.

“To the extent States sent full [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” the agency wrote in a memo Sunday. “Accordingly, states must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.”

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