Full SNAP benefits to be restored
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reversed its directive to reduce SNAP benefits for eligible households.
The move all but ends one of the headline issues from the record 43-day federal government shutdown.
Since benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, are paid out on a monthly basis, they were not affected for the first month. When the shutdown stretched into November, the USDA directed states to reduce benefits. The agency said President Donald Trump’s signing late Wednesday night of a deal to fund the government means that directive is no longer in effect…