Low-income Hoosier families are expected to have access Tuesday to partial benefits from the SNAP federal food aid program.

The Indiana governor’s office made the announcement Monday even as the Trump administration was f ighting court orders to restore full SNAP funding and Congress worked toward a deal for ending the federal government shutdown , including fully funding the food aid benefits.

Gov. Mike Braun’s office said SNAP benefits for November should be available on EBT, or Electronic Benefits Transfer, cards on Tuesday.

The state will be able to “move quickly to deliver full benefits to qualifying households across Indiana as soon as possible” once a new federal spending deal is approved, the governor’s office said.

“After weeks of gridlock, it’s good to see some folks in D

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