LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada SNAP recipients are struggling to make ends meet after receiving only a fraction of their November benefits , with some getting as little as $12 instead of their full monthly allocation.

The state of Nevada transferred $29 million in SNAP dollars to nearly 200,000 Nevadans Wednesday morning, but more than 13,000 previously approved households received no benefits at all.

"Thanksgiving is a little later on this month. We're hoping that's going to show up before then," said Charles Gowdy, a Nevada veteran on SNAP. "Just anticipatory right now. That's about it."

Geneva Zoltek spoke with Gowdy and his family to better understand how this affects them: Shutdown leaves Nevada SNAP recipients with empty accounts, empty fridges

Gowdy is among the more than 1

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