For a household of four, the usual maximum of $975 has been reduced to $497 per month. Across all household sizes, the SNAP reduction is roughly 49 percent—meaning households claiming the top amount will get about half of their usual monthly benefit in November.

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

Billions in SNAP benefits are being supplemented by nonprofits and private companies, as Congress continues to debate federal funding.

The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about an ongoing scam targeting people who receive SNAP benefits.

The move to partially fund SNAP could delay benefits as states calculate and distribute the food subsidies, and the smaller payment may only grant recipients days or weeks before they face the threat of going without food anew, experts told ABC News.

A federal court last week ordered the Trump administration to pay partial SNAP benefits. The United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 4 sent guidance to states delineating that "partial" means the maximum benefit households are able to receive is 50% of their traditional benefits.

I just feel sad that there are so many people, children and elderly people who are not getting these benefits when they need to," he said at a screening of his new film, 'Tyler Perry's Finding Joy,' while urging others to help those in need.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will be distributing about 50% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to recipients this weekend.