The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will be distributing about 50% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients this weekend, as directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
Residents who typically receive their benefits on the third, fifth or seventh day of the month should receive their benefits on Nov. 8, according to a news release. Other recipients should receive their benefits on their normal scheduled date.
The partial payments come after the USDA was ordered by a court to use its contingency fund for SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Initially, the federal government announced that benefits set for November would be put on hold until further notice.
The contingency fund covers about half of the $9 billion needed to issue full payments to the more than 40 million Americans who rely on the program for assistance. Over 1 million of the SNAP recipients are in Michigan.
Michigan to distribute partial SNAP payments beginning Nov. 8 amid government shutdown
