SNAP Benefits Cut

Aid provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, was cut in October. The cuts came after the ongoing government shutdown began on Oct. 1, 2025. 

According to ABC News, the program gives aid to “1 in 8 Americans” or around “42 million Americans.” These Americans regularly receive benefits for food and groceries that many rely on. 

The U.S. Supreme Court has been back and forth about the benefits, including a full block and  a partial block. 

Supreme Court judges “ordered the government to use one emergency reserve fund containing more than $4.6 billion to pay for SNAP for November but gave it leeway to tap other money to make the full payments, which cost between $8.5 billion and $9 billion each month,” according to AP News. This order was rejected by the Trump administration. 

Some states still gave their residents full benefits for the month of November. According to AP News, the Department of Agriculture then wrote the “state SNAP directors to warn them it now considers full payments under the prior orders ‘unauthorized.’”

Currently residents in some states are receiving their full benefits but other state residents are receiving none of their benefits. North Carolina residents have received a range of limited, or no, benefits for November. 

Meredith students in need can visit the Daisy Trade, located in Jones Chapel, and the Martin Market. 

By Kailey Wurr, Podcast Director and Staff Writer