Colorado requests full SNAP payments for November following federal court order
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to issue full SNAP benefits as the government shutdown persists. Recipients could start seeing full payments as early as Saturday.
The state of Colorado is requesting full funding for November SNAP benefits after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide food assistance to states.
On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture sent a memo to states informing them that SNAP benefits would be provided in November, in compliance with a Nov. 6 order from the District Court of Rhode Island.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell, the same judge who last week ordered SNAP benefits be maintained during November, ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to issue full SNAP benefits funded by a $5 billion contingency fund.
This comes after McConnell rejected the Trump administration’s plans from earlier this week to offer partial benefits.
The state of Colorado submitted a request for SNAP participants to receive full payments for November to its program payment vendor on Friday, according to a news release from the Colorado Department of Human Services.
If the request goes through, more than 600,000 Coloradans who rely on SNAP to purchase food will begin receiving full payments for the month of November, the department said.
According to the release, the vendor “will work in the coming hours to get those dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and load payments onto Electronic Benefit Transfer cards” immediately. SNAP recipients could start seeing full payments as early as Nov. 8.
“We are moving fast to make sure Coloradans aren’t going hungry,” Gov. Jared Polis said in the release.
The department made it clear that the situation is still evolving, meaning new court opinions or guidance from the federal government could still impact access to benefits for the month of November.
In the meantime, individuals or families in need of food support can contact local food banks and community agencies. To find resources in your area, please contact:
- Colorado 211: Dial 2-1-1 or (866)760-6489 or visit http://www.211colorado.org.
- Feeding Colorado Resources at http://www.feedingcolorado.org/find-food or info@feedingcolorado.org.
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