SNAP benefits begin flowing in 6 states, despite ongoing emergency appeal
At least six states say they have begun issuing November SNAP benefits as of Friday afternoon, despite the Trump administration actively fighting a court order requiring the government to fund the program.
Officials from California, Wisconsin, Kansas and Pennsylvania said that full SNAP benefits are already available to some recipients.
Additionally, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has directed state agencies to issue full SNAP benefits for November. She said in a statement that New York SNAP recipients should be able to access their benefits by Sunday.
The source of these funds is not immediately clear. Kansas has already distributed more than $31.6 million to 86,000 households, and Wisconsin has distributed $104.4 million to 337,137 households, state officials said.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that his state “acted immediately” to process SNAP benefits after receiving funding from the USDA on Friday morning.
Vermont also has processed full SNAP benefits for November, according to state treasurer Mike Pieciak.
Funds have already been loaded onto residents’ SNAP cards, and direct wire transfers should be completed by the end of the day. -ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Justin Gomez, Peter Charalambous and Michael Pappano








