INDIANAPOLIS — The USDA alerted the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) on Tuesday that SNAP households will only receive half of their expected November benefits at this time.

In a letter sent out to state agencies nationwide, the USDA instructed them to take “immediate action to implement this reduction.” The updated guidance comes days after two federal judges ruled contingency funds must be used to support SNAP while the government remains shut down.

“It’s absolutely a step in the right direction,” Emily Weikert Bryant with Feeding Indiana’s Hungry said.

According to Bryant, regular SNAP benefits only cover about 2-3 weeks' worth of food each month.

“It’s certainly going to lighten the load a bit, but it’s not going to relieve the pressure on families to make s

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