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A judge's ruling reversed a Trump administration plan to only fund about half of the month's benefits during a government shutdown.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had previously warned that reducing payouts would cause significant delays for recipients.

Georgia's 1.4 million SNAP recipients have already experienced delays in receiving their benefits.

ATLANTA — The federal government said Friday that it will comply with a judge's order to issue full benefits for this month to its food assistance program for low-income households.

In a letter to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Patrick A. Penn, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official who oversees the program, said the agency "will com

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