Overview
- USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service directed states to hold November issuance files and delay transmissions to EBT vendors until further notice due to the ongoing shutdown.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned the program could run out of money in roughly two weeks if Congress does not restore funding.
- Pennsylvania announced November SNAP benefits will not be paid until the shutdown ends, while Minnesota paused new enrollments and other states cautioned residents about possible missed payments.
- Starting November 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands work rules to most adults under 65, narrows the dependent exemption to children under 14, and removes prior exemptions for veterans and people experiencing homelessness, requiring 80 hours of work, education, or training per month.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects about 1.4 million people could lose benefits in a typical month under the expanded rules, and researchers say past work requirements have not produced sustained employment gains.