Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or CalFresh in California, are starting to see their benefits again.After the Trump administration made moves toward halting SNAP funding amid the nation’s longest government shutdown in its history, California joined a coalition of other states to sue and pursue a restoration of EBT benefits. Around 5.5 million Californians — about 2 million of them children — rely on those benefits to put food on the table.Since a judge ordered that the Trump administration issue 100% funding back into SNAP, many recipients have been receiving their benefits again.Sacramento County sent out a release on Friday stating that recipients had their benefits restored, and multiple people have called KCRA 3 to also state they are receiving CalFresh.The county did state, however, that food banks are still experiencing increased demand due to the week-long delay. Sacramento County said its office of emergency services “will continue operating until the need is no longer urgent to support the community transitioning out of this food crisis.” It is also possible that people who do not normally see benefits until the 8th through 10th of the month may not experience delays altogether.In the meantime, Sacramento Regional Transit is providing free rides to CalFresh recipients to help lower costs for beneficiaries.While the Trump administration was ordered to continue funding SNAP, it has since appealed to block that judge’s order.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or CalFresh in California, are starting to see their benefits again.

After the Trump administration made moves toward halting SNAP funding amid the nation’s longest government shutdown in its history, California joined a coalition of other states to sue and pursue a restoration of EBT benefits. Around 5.5 million Californians — about 2 million of them children — rely on those benefits to put food on the table.

Since a judge ordered that the Trump administration issue 100% funding back into SNAP, many recipients have been receiving their benefits again.

Sacramento County sent out a release on Friday stating that recipients had their benefits restored, and multiple people have called KCRA 3 to also state they are receiving CalFresh.

The county did state, however, that food banks are still experiencing increased demand due to the week-long delay. Sacramento County said its office of emergency services “will continue operating until the need is no longer urgent to support the community transitioning out of this food crisis.” It is also possible that people who do not normally see benefits until the 8th through 10th of the month may not experience delays altogether.

In the meantime, Sacramento Regional Transit is providing free rides to CalFresh recipients to help lower costs for beneficiaries.

While the Trump administration was ordered to continue funding SNAP, it has since appealed to block that judge’s order.

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