President Donald Trump announced that lapsed food aid benefits will only be resumed after the government shutdown comes to an end, the president announced on Tuesday. The move comes after two recent court orders requiring the president’s administration to use a contingency fund previously earmarked to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits afloat,

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.