Gov. Kathy Hochul accused the Trump Administration of deliberately withholding SNAP benefits from roughly 3 million New Yorkers after the Department of Agriculture claimed earlier this month that there would not be enough funding to cover the entirety of SNAP benefits in November if the ongoing government shutdown continues.
In a letter to all regional SNAP directors dated October 10, SNAP Development Director Sasha Gersten-Paal stated that there would be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for the 42 million Americans currently enrolled in the program “if the current lapse in appropriations continues.”
