An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.

The total amount that each household receives will be their full November benefit minus any partial payments already received, the news release states.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced Friday that the agency is working to complete the distribution of full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by mid-next week.

A federal judge is set to decide whether the Trump administration will have to find funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing. And, President Trump says the U.S. should resume nuclear weapons testing.

Democrats are facing growing pressure to end the government shutdown as millions brace to lose food aid and health care costs surge. A federal judge weighs whether to force the Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits flowing for 42 million Americans as funding runs out.

As the federal government shutdown threw Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits into uncertainty, leaving millions of Americans unsure how they would feed their children, a

The Missouri Department of Social Services said it was awaiting further instruction about distributing SNAP benefits, as the USDA appeals a court decision requiring it to fully fund the program during the shutdown.