SNAP benefits to be paid in New York beginning on Sunday

ALBION – After more than a week delay in SNAP benefits, the funds should be disbursed beginning on Sunday in New York State, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

A U.S. District Court on Nov. 6 ordered the federal government to issue the full November SNAP benefits to eligible households. However, the Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and that court sided with Trump on a temporary pause on paying the full SNAP benefits.

However, Gov. Kathy Hochul said SNAP beneficiaries in the state will be getting their full benefits beginning Sunday. Those payments are expected to continue through Nov. 13.

In Orleans County, there are 5,146 people who receive SNAP.

“After weeks of the Trump administration putting millions of New Yorkers through chaos and confusion, following guidance from USDA, I’ve directed state agencies to issue full federal SNAP benefits for November,” Hochul said in a statement. “We expect the first New Yorkers to begin having access to their benefits starting Sunday.

“Let me be clear, President Trump is hellbent on preventing millions of Americans from putting food on the table. He’s made decision after decision to withhold funding that feeds families, seniors and children — and continues doubling down on this cruelty by challenging the courts’ clear orders. It’s senseless and un-American and I’m working tirelessly to bring this uncertainty to an end for the nearly three million New Yorkers who rely on this program.”