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U.S. to pay reduced food aid benefits, warns of delay

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President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday it plans to partially fund November food benefits for millions of Americans, but warned it could take some states weeks or months to calculate and distribute the aid.

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  • The Trump administration will only partly pay out November SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown.
  • Officials warned some states may take weeks or months to calculate and distribute the reduced aid. 11s
  • SNAP benefits lapsed for the first time ever during the shutdown, affecting about 42 million people. 17s
  • A federal judge ordered the administration to use emergency funds to partially cover November SNAP benefits after a lawsuit from Democratic-led states. 33s
  • The shutdown is close to breaking the record for the longest in U.S. history, with about 750,000 federal workers furloughed or working without pay. 50s
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