(UPDATE: November 7, 2025):
(ADAMS) – A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to pay full November SNAP benefits by today. The judge in Rhode Island said during Thursday’s hearing that “people have gone without for too long.” The Trump administration had planned to partially fund the food stamp program for 42 million Americans.
The judge ruled the government must now draw from additional USDA funds so states can deliver full SNAP benefits by Friday.
It is still unclear when over 250,000 Hoosier households will receive their benefits.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits won’t arrive for Hoosiers for at least another week.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said earlier in the week that SNAP would be at least 50 percent lower than normal due to the shutdown.
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(UPDATE: November 6, 2025):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits won’t arrive for Hoosiers for at least another week.
That is according to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. They say the benefits will be at least 50 percent lower than normal due to the federal government shutdown.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture was ordered by a court to provide the benefits nationwide for November.
274,000 Indiana homes receive SNAP.
Read more HERE
(UPDATE: October 24, 2025):
(ADAMS) – At least half of U.S. states plan to cut off food assistance benefits on November 1st because of the government shutdown. The loss of assistance would affect millions of low-income citizens.
Some 25 states are sending out notices to people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that the checks won’t be coming next month, including California, Alabama, Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and New Jersey.
Read more HERE
ORIGINAL STORY:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking all states, including Indiana, to stop processing SNAP benefit applications.
The request is due to the ongoing federal government shutdown that is entering its third week.
Hoosiers who rely on SNAP and WIC benefits could have those benefits disrupted by next month if the shutdown continues.
Read more HERE
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