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Photographer: Mel Musto\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\u00a0 (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. The US government shutdown became painfully real for tens of millions Americans over the weekend as it hit the one-month mark with food aid disrupted, cuts to child care kicking in, and health insurance premiums spiking. Photographer: Mel Musto\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW YORK<\/strong> – After weeks of uncertainty, Governor Kathy Hochul<\/a> announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program<\/a> (SNAP) benefits could be deposited into New Yorkers\u2019 accounts starting today, bringing relief to millions of people affected by the federal government shutdown.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Hochul said New York has authorized the state\u2019s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to release full November SNAP payments to eligible households using state resources to bridge the funding gap.<\/p>\n The announcement follows a federal court decision that found the Trump administration\u2019s withholding of SNAP benefits unlawful<\/a>. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture works to determine how and when federal funds will resume, New York has stepped in to ensure that families don\u2019t go hungry in the meantime.<\/p>\n “While Donald Trump has fought relentlessly to keep food off New Yorkers\u2019 tables, families who rely on SNAP can finally breathe a sigh of relief as benefits begin to arrive,” Hochul said in a post on X. “I\u2019ll never stop fighting for New Yorkers or holding Republicans in Washington accountable.”<\/p>\n According to the New York Post<\/a>, deposits could begin hitting EBT cards as early as Sunday, with remaining payments expected to post throughout the week.<\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n The OTDA website confirmed<\/a> that SNAP recipients do not need to take any action to receive their November benefits. Payments will appear automatically on EBT cards once processed by the state\u2019s electronic system.<\/p>\n Recipients can check their benefit status by visiting otda.ny.gov<\/a> or by calling the EBT Customer Service line at 1-888-328-6399.<\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n The funding lapse began after the federal shutdown halted November SNAP allocations<\/a> for millions of Americans. New York joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the move and prepared contingency plans to issue emergency payments if federal aid remained frozen.<\/p>\n Governor Hochul said the state will continue to coordinate with the USDA to replenish funds once the federal government reopens.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> Information from the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, X (formerly Twitter), and New York Post were used in this report.<\/p>\n New York<\/a>Money<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Photographer: Mel Musto\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\u00a0 (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":367412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,6459,405,403,50,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-367411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-money","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115521117353681282","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}