LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) —Officials report the Nevada Division of Social Services has transferred all SNAP benefits as the government shutdown has come to an end.
According to DSS, about $33 million in benefit funds were sent to over 200 thousand homes that rely on the supplemental support.
“DSS has been monitoring the shutdown closely,” said DSS Administrator Robert Thompson. “When DSS received word that partial benefits would be issued based on 65% of maximum SNAP benefit allotments, we immediately began working, under the full support from Governor Lombardo and his team, on system changes that would be needed to issue 100% SNAP benefits. This allowed us to quickly pivot and ensure benefits were loaded onto EBT cards as fast as possible.”
Officials say recipients can expect December benef

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