LANSING, MI — SNAP benefits will begin being distributed to Michigan residents on Saturday, Nov. 8, state officials announced Wednesday afternoon.

All recipients who normally receive their benefits on the third, fifth or seventh of the moth will receive this month’s partial benefits on Saturday. All other recipients will receive partial benefits on their normally scheduled date, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced in a news release.

MDHHS officials stated that they received communication from USDA officials on Tuesday, Nov. 4, indicating that maximum SNAP allotments would be reduced to approximately 50% of of SNAP recipients’ benefit payments for November.

The limited availability of federal funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a result o

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