The Federal Government Shutdown ended on Nov. 12 following the signing of legislation that funds the federal government through January 2026. It included full funding for SNAP Food Assistance benefits through the end of the federal fiscal year which ends on Sept. 30, 2026.
December SNAP benefits will be issued beginning Dec. 1 over a 10-day period according to last name.
On Nov. 7, DCF issued full November SNAP benefits to Kansas beneficiaries. Kansans should have seen the benefits show up on their EBT card (Kansas Benefits Card) by end of day. The total November benefit distribution was more than $31.6 million to approximately 86,000 Kansas households.
For SNAP Food Assistance recipients that are subject to the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit rules, November will not be a countable month. On Nov. 13, the USDA instructed states to not issue countable months for time limited participants for November 2025.