The White House has until noon on Monday to respond to a Rhode Island’s federal judge’s order to release SNAP funding.

President Donald Trump is refusing to reactivate SNAP benefits after two rulings from federal judges ordered his administration to do so, according to a social media post from Trump.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be distributed until the federal government is funded and reopened despite federal court orders.

If the federal government shutdown continues, 140,000 Rhode Islanders may not receive SNAP benefits on Nov. 1.

Yes, EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued, according to officials in Providence. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies. This means that any unused SNAP money you have from October is expected to roll over into November.

A man who had a six-figure salary as a state employee and is in the National Guard was charged with wrongfully obtaining more than $17,000 in SNAP benefits.