MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – As the Trump administration seeks an emergency pause on an order to fund SNAP payments, Vermonters should see partial benefits hitting their accounts.
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.
A judge gave the administration until Friday to make payments through SNAP. But now, they want to suspend any court orders requiring them to spend more money than available in a contingency fund.
Here in Vermont, the state plans to use emergency funding to cover 3SquaresVT benefits for the first half of the month.
That money should hit recipients’ accounts and EBT cards on Friday.
And the Agency of Human Services said it will issue any federal money as soon as it is able.
