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Advertisement In late September, the USDA said in a plan for its shutdown operations—which was later deleted—that a contingency fund would provide continued funding for SNAP benefits if the government remained shuttered past October.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
McConnell ordered that the administration use Section 32 funds to make up the difference between the 65% of benefits the administration planned to pay by using the contingency fund and the full value of the benefits.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order directing the administration to provide full SNAP benefits, rejecting its attempt to limit payments to what was available in a contingency fund.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that the administration needed to at least partially fund the benefits using an agency contingency fund of about $5 billion.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The decision came after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the USDA last week to either start providing full November benefits to recipients or partial benefits if the agency opts to only draw on SNAP’s contingency fund.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The contingency fund used for November's partial payment will be depleted, leaving no funds if the shutdown continues.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
McConnell ordered that the administration use Section 32 funds to make up the difference between the 65% of benefits the administration planned to pay by using the contingency fund and the full value of the benefits.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order directing the administration to provide full SNAP benefits, rejecting its attempt to limit payments to what was available in a contingency fund.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that the administration needed to at least partially fund the benefits using an agency contingency fund of about $5 billion.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
On Friday, two federal judges ordered SNAP benefits to be paid from the department's contingency fund, but confusion continued over the issue Tuesday.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The decision came after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the USDA last week to either start providing full November benefits to recipients or partial benefits if the agency opts to only draw on SNAP’s contingency fund.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The contingency fund used for November's partial payment will be depleted, leaving no funds if the shutdown continues.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Contingency fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20fund. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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