FNN Article © Friday, November 7, 2025.
PENNSYLVANIA – (UPDATE) On Friday morning, November 7, 2025, most Pennsylvania residents have received their full November SNAP food benefits. According to the USDA, they are using contingency funds to issue them. Meanwhile others have not yet received their benefits due to delays in releasing those funds and varying eligibility criteria. The benefits are being distributed as the federal government shutdown continues, which has suspended normal funding.
Some may ask why some people have received partial benefits and others have not.
However, some benefits have been delayed for some due to administrative issues and a lack of clarity on the exact distribution timeline.
To point out why some people have not yet received their SNAP payments is because the shutdown has suspended the usual funding for those benefits. The amount of benefit a household receives depends on a formula that takes into account income assets and household size. In some households benefits may be delayed or some may receive nothing at all, depending on their individual circumstances.
Anyone who has not yet received a payment should contact the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) for updates on when payments might be disbursed.
Anyone who needs immediate food assistance is urged to call 211 or visit the Feeding Pennsylvania website or the PA Navigate website. Tioga County, PA, residents, or residents in surrounding counties should reach out their local food bank for assistance.
