Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that food stamp benefits could restart as soon as Wednesday after two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must tap into a contingency fund.
The Trump administration said it would run out of funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. But the federal judges ruled the administration must utilize a contingency fund to keep paying out benefits to SNAP recipients, although when those funds will be released is still an open question.
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