ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is preparing to distribute full SNAP and MFIP benefits over the weekend.

Benefits distribution plan

What we know:

The DCYF is set to issue full benefits for November due to a recent court ruling in Rhode Island. This decision means that funds will be loaded onto EBT cards in the coming days, potentially earlier than usual for some households.

DCYF says the USDA is working toward implementing full benefits to comply with the court order.

The Trump administration asked the federal appeals court to block the court's ruling, which requires the administration to fully fund SNAP, rather than partially fund the program.

That appeals court decided that the order to fully fund SNAP has to stay in pl

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