USDA Tells States to ‘Undo’ Release of Full Food Stamp Benefits

A memo sent by the USDA said that states can only send 65 percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store in the Flatbush neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Oct. 30, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials on Saturday told states to “undo any steps” that were taken in recent days to disperse full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November.

In a memo, the agency told states to release only 65 percent of SNAP benefits, known as food stamps, during the ongoing government shutdown. States that already sent the additional 35 percent are mandated to claw it back, it said.