Food stamps in New York were fully funded beginning Sunday despite a ruling from the Supreme Court late last week.
“While Donald Trump has fought relentlessly to keep food off New Yorkers’ tables, families who rely on SNAP can finally breathe a sigh of relief as benefits begin to arrive,” Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote on social media. “I’ll never stop fighting for New Yorkers or holding Republicans in Washington accountable.”
New York is one of several states that released funds for SNAP following a federal court ruling on Thursday. But Trump’s administration appealed the ruling and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled Friday night that the feds don’t need to fully fund the program while waiting for a lower court to issue a judgement.
On Sunday, Trump’s administration demanded that states “undo” full SNAP payments in response to the Supreme Court ruling, calling them “unauthorized” and threatening to penalize and not reimburse states that made the payments.
“States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025,” the USDA said in its statement.
Hochul was one of several governors who responded with anger and promised to fund the program anyway.
“Thank you, [Gov. Hochul], for ensuring our families are taken care of and fed,” Mayor Adams wrote Saturday. “SNAP funds will be dispersed starting [Sunday], but New Yorkers can always access resources to find groceries or meals. We will always take care of each other.”
The court fight over SNAP benefits has left states in limbo and scrambling to react, while 42 million people who rely on food stamps have been stuck wondering if they’ll be able to afford food. The fight has stemmed from the ongoing government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history.
“In the past six days, we’ve received four different measures of guidance,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Sunday on CBS.