Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59717 The Department of Agriculture memo declines use of roughly USD 5 billion in contingency funds to continue regular SNAP benefits into November during the government shutdown, stating contingency funds are not legally available to cover regular benefits, will not reimburse states temporarily covering costs, and reserves the contingency fund for disaster and rapid response needs because appropriations for regular benefits "no longer exist." en-us Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:16:02 +0530 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:16:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59717 The Department of Agriculture memo declines use of roughly USD 5 billion in contingency funds to continue regular SNAP benefits into November during the government shutdown, stating contingency funds are not legally available to cover regular benefits, will not reimburse states temporarily covering costs, and reserves the contingency fund for disaster and rapid response needs because appropriations for regular benefits "no longer exist." News - Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:16:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=59717