SNAP Benefits to Exceed Previous Estimates, Says Former Trump Official

An Agriculture Department official announced that SNAP beneficiaries will receive 65% of their normal benefits for November, up from the previously estimated 50%, amid the ongoing government shutdown. A family of four in the lower 48 states will receive approximately $646 for the month. The Justice Department labeled the previous estimate an “error” that has since been corrected. The shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, has led to uncertainty regarding benefit distribution for over 40 million recipients.

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