November payments have been significantly delayed, forcing families to go hungry. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits in full by Friday.

November payments have been significantly delayed, forcing families to go hungry. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits in full by Friday.

Haley is one of more than 40 million people across the country who count on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal benefit that dates back to the late 1930s. But disruptions to SNAP, also known as food stamps, during what has become the longest government shutdown in American history have left recipients facing imminent hunger, unable to restock their pantries or refrigerators.

Although the Trump administration said partial funds would be distributed this month — a response to a lawsuit challenging its plan to suspend SNAP payments during the shutdown — recipients who were due to receive their benefits this week have empty balances.

On Thursday, the federal judge in that lawsuit ordered the Trump administration to distribute SNAP funding in full to states by Friday, though it remains to be seen whether recipients’ electronic benefits cards will be refilled that quickly. Previously, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had said it could take several weeks to deliver the benefits.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    310·
    14 hours ago

    your uncle tom bootlicking for the masters does not help quit blaming your fellow citizens in all this when it is both parties and the owner class paying them that is at fault

    Welfare recipients are not monolithic and represent a wide range of political affiliations, with both Democrats and Republicans having a significant number of recipients. However, data shows that Democrats represent a higher percentage of welfare recipients like those on SNAP and Medicaid, although conservatives are also significantly represented in these programs. There is no direct correlation between poverty and party, but when comparing the two, Democrats are more likely to receive government assistance compared to Republicans, although an equal percentage of liberals and conservatives report receiving some form of government assistance.

    Party affiliation and welfare recipients

    Democrats: A higher percentage of welfare recipients are Democrats compared to Republicans.

    Republicans: A significant number of welfare recipients are Republicans. This is because a large portion of people who are reliant on welfare in the US are Republicans, who may be disproportionately reliant on social safety nets in areas like SNAP.

    Ideology and welfare recipients

    Conservatives: A study by the Pew Research Center found that self-identified conservatives were equally likely to have received food stamps (17%) as liberals (17%).

    Liberals: About 22% of Democrats reported receiving food stamps, compared to 10% of Republicans.

    Moderates: About 42% of moderates have received benefits, and an equal percentage of liberals (42%) have also received benefits.

    Political affiliation of congressional representatives

    Democrats: 73 of the 100 congressional districts with the highest percentage of SNAP households were represented by Democrats in 2023.

    Republicans: 27 of the congressional districts had representatives from the Republican party.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/fact-check-trump-snap-food-stamps.html#%3A~%3Atext=Of+the+100+congressional+districts%2Cliberals+(17+percent+each).

    https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/trump-welfare-government-aid-social-security#%3A~%3Atext=Illustration%3A+Aïda+Amer%2FAxios%2Cremaking+of+the+Republican+Party.

    https://www.kff.org/medicaid/kff-health-tracking-poll-the-publics-views-of-funding-reductions-to-medicaid/#%3A~%3Atext=they+rely+on.-%2CMedicaid+and+Marketplace+Enrollees+Represent+a+Wide+Range+of+Political%2Clean+toward+either+political+party.

    and both parties are very propolice

    • Scubus@sh.itjust.works
      151·
      14 hours ago

      Oh wow, it does appear that more democrats recieve foodstamps than republicans. I appreciate that bit of info. As for the rest of your comment, im not sure how to even go about breaking down that.

      If republicans dont want to get blamed for being pieces of shit, they shouldnt be pieces of shit, simple as.

      Had to go back and reread my own comment, ive been posting a lot tonight. And more of those posts were shitting on democrats than republicans. Reason being simple, republicans are shit but democrats are SUPPOSED to be good. Shitting on republicans is easy, but it feels like bullying a disabled kid because everyone including the republicans know that they are a joke. So I’d much rather punch up at the people who claim to trying to help while ensuring the ratchet effect remains in full swing.

      So what in the hell are you even trying to argue against? The only point i made is that you cant rely on republicans to do anything good, even by accident. If youre arguing for the republicans then thats really fucking gross, especially for someone projecting “bootlicker” onto people.

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
      1·
      10 hours ago

      I wonder how many of each party live in more left and less left locations? Obviously I am using “left” in the broadest of terms.