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On Friday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue paying the food assistance benefits. In Broome County, the state of emergency will remain in place until SNAP benefits are disbursed.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to be suspended on Nov. 1 amidst the government shutdown. It is the first time in the program’s history that benefits will be stopped.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry. The Trump administration says the federal government won’t fund the program for low-income households in November because of the prolonged federal shutdown.

The House of Representatives passed President Trump’s spending and tax cut bill Thursday. The bill heads to the president’s desk for his signature.

Almost 3 million New Yorkers utilize the food assistance program.

The programs could face service interruptions with the looming cuts to safety net programs in the proposed federal budget.

Dozens of people spoke directly to county legislators this week about how any cuts to federal programs they rely on could be detrimental to their health and well-being.

Binghamton-area residents who use federal benefits to buy food can get their money doubled this summer when they sign up for a local nonprofit’s "farm share" program.

Households must report the loss to their county Department of Social Services within 10 days of losing power.

According to Feeding America, 50 million people nationally may experience food insecurity because of COVID-19.