President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings via a lawsuit filed by Democratic states required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally. It’s not clear how much beneficiaries will receive, nor how quickly beneficiaries will see value show up on the debit cards they use to buy groceries. The process of loading the SNAP cards, which involves steps by state and federal government agencies and vendors, can take up to two weeks in some states. The average monthly benefit is usually about $190 per person.

Social Security checks will be mailed out as usual. This process is automated and remains unaffected by a potential shutdown. However, new applications and folks needing to update their information may experience delays.

Medicare, Medicaid and disability insurance will be largely unaffected by a shutdown lasting less than three months. Current beneficiaries will continue to receive their benefits.

VA services will still be available, the Orlando VA Medical Center will remain open. Please note that VA call centers and hotlines will be temporarily closed, and Veterans Benefits Administration public contact services will not be available. There may be reports of minor delays in receiving discharge documentation necessary to process loan applications.

USCIS is fee-funded, so it remains open and continues to process applications.

Florida’s state budget does receive support from the federal government. State implemented federally funded programs like SNAP, Headstart, and others will be impacted.