COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has announced a plan to begin distributing partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits this week, potentially starting as early as Wednesday, Nov. 12. This decision follows new federal instructions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, or FNS, which supervises the federal food assistance program.

The latest FNS guidance, updated after federal court action over the weekend, instructs ODJFS to reduce the maximum possible benefit each household can receive in November by 35%. The state must then recalculate each household’s payment based on this reduced maximum amount.

This shift means almost all recipients will receive less than 65% of their typical monthly benefit. Som

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