Pennsylvania, New Jersey begin sending SNAP benefits after judge's order, governors say [View all]

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/josh-shapiro-snap-benefits-pennsylvania-nj/


By Madeleine Wright, Nate Sylves

November 7, 2025 / 5:19 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are in the process of being sent to recipients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the states' governors. It comes one day after a judge ordered the Trump administration to provide full federal food benefits,

An emotional Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that relief is on the way for the more than two million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP, including 472,000 people in Philadelphia.

SNAP recipients who were supposed to get their benefits within the first six days of November in Pennsylvania have either already been paid or will be paid in full by midnight, Shapiro said Friday at Share, a food bank in Philadelphia.

Shortly after Shapiro concluded his press conference, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said his state's Department of Human Services "acted immediately" to process full SNAP benefits for people who have been waiting for them. More than 800,000 New Jersey residents rely on SNAP, Murphy said. CBS News Philadelphia has reached out to Delaware and is awaiting a response.

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