COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Some of Ohio’s $263 million in monthly food assistance is expected to arrive soon, according to the Trump administration , but it’s still unclear when or how much.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after two federal judges ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to keep the program running during the federal shutdown.

The agency had frozen payments starting Nov. 1, saying it could no longer sustain the program.

The administration says it will tap a $5 billion contingency fund within the Agriculture Department to cover part of the costs. But that fund falls well short of the $8 billion needed to pay full benefits each month.

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