Millions in US to get less food aid

SHUTDOWN: MORE AMERICANS ARE FEELING THE PAIN

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The White House will send only partial payments to 421 million Americans who rely on food stamps to buy groceries, as the government shutdown crippling public services nears record length, officials told a judge on Monday.

Two federal courts ruled last week that President Donald Trump's administration must use a $4.65 billion (about R81 billion) emergency fund toward the estimated $9 billion cost for November's payments before cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (Snap).