Over forty-two million Americans are anxiously awaiting to learn if the federal government will use contingency money to supply billions in food aid.
Federal courts gave the White House until Monday noon Eastern Time (17:00 GMT) to provide details about how it plans to fund the SNAP benefits, also known as food assistance.
Financial support for the program is still uncertain due to the extended US government shutdown resulting from the inability of lawmakers to approve a funding deal.
Regardless of the judges' ruling or alternative solution, countless citizens have gone without critical food assistance since money for the system ran dry on the weekend.
While state governments manage the benefits, the programme depends on funds from the federal government, which has been unfunded and shut down since 1 October.
Courts in two northeastern states determined that the USDA needs to use $5.25 billion (£4bn) in reserve money to make at least partial payments to Americans on Snap.
Snap costs about eight billion dollars per month.
President Trump previously said he had directed administration attorneys to ask the judiciary how the government could lawfully finance Snap, stating: "Even if we get prompt direction, it will unfortunately be delayed."
On Sunday, the Treasury Secretary said in a television appearance that the president wanted to receive guidance from the judiciary about how to legally move money around to support assistance disbursements but they could be distributed as early as Wednesday.
"A procedure exists that must be adhered to," the Secretary said. "So, we've got to figure out what the method is."
Late last month, the USDA said it will stop providing food assistance funds starting November 1st because of the government shutdown, saying: "The well has run dry."
Half the states and the District of Columbia filed suit against the administration over the food-aid freeze and argued that they have a statutory duty to maintain the initiative in their areas.
Additionally, cities and charitable organizations also filed a lawsuit.
Amid doubts regarding federal Snap funding, some states said they would employ their state funds to support food assistance.
Snap serves a critical function allowing many economically disadvantaged citizens to purchase food.
It provides them prepaid cards that they can utilize to purchase groceries.
A household with four members on average gets seven hundred fifteen dollars monthly, which translates to a little less than $6 daily, for each individual.
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