SNAP benefits for needy Americans could flow by Wednesday as ordered by a U.S. judge, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

President Donald Trump wants to hear from the courts how to fund SNAP food aid benefits for needy Americans and payments could flow by Wednesday as ordered by a U.S. judge, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday.

Asked if that could be done to meet a federal judge`s order that partial payments begin Wednesday, Bessent said, "Could be." Bessent also said on CNN`s "State of the Union" program that the Trump administration will not appeal the court ruling.

The delay in SNAP payments, a major piece of the nation`s social safety net that serves about 42 million people, has highlighted the financial vulnerabilities that many face. At the Bronx food pantry, the Rev. John Udo-Okon said "people from all walks of life" are seeking help now.

"The pantry is no longer for the poor, for the elderly, for the needy. The pantry now is for the whole community, everybody," Udo-Okon said. "You see people will drive in their car and come and park and wait to see if they can get food."

In Austell, Georgia, people in hundreds of cars in drive-through lanes picked up nonperishable and perishable bags of food. Must Ministries said it handed out food to about 1,000 people, more than a typical bimonthly food delivery.

Families in line said they worried about not getting SNAP benefits in time for Thanksgiving.

At a drive-through food giveaway at the Calvary Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, SNAP recipient James Jackson, 74, said he is frustrated that people are being hurt by decisions made in Washington and lawmakers should try harder to understand challenges brought by poverty and food insecurity.

"If you`ve never been poor, you don`t know what it is to be poor," Jackson said. "I hope that it turns around. I hope that people get their SNAP benefits, and I hope we just come together where we can love each other and feed each other and help each other."

While there is typically a long line for Calvary Baptist Church`s drive-through events, the Rev. Samuel L. Whitlow said, the walk-in food pantry has seen increased demand recently with roughly 60 additional people showing up this week.

And in Norwich, Connecticut, the St. Vincent De Paul soup kitchen and food pantry had 10 extra volunteers working Saturday to help a wave of expected newcomers, making sure they felt comfortable and understood the services available. Besides groceries and hot meals, the site was providing pet food, toiletries and blood pressure checks.

"They`re embarrassed. They have shame. So you have to deal with that as well," director Jill Corbin said. "But we do our best to just try to welcome people."