INDIANAPOLIS November SNAP benefits for Indiana households will be cut in half and delayed by at least one week, state officials announced Wednesday.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said it received updated guidance from the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service that reduces maximum benefit allotments by 50% and requires recalculations for all 274,000 SNAP households.

The announcement comes after weeks of uncertainty over whether SNAP benefits would continue during the federal government shutdown.

"The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has received updated guidance from the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service requiring a recalculation of benefits for all 274,000 SNAP households in Indiana," FSSA stated. "As a result, November SNAP benefits will be delayed

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