Nevada SNAP recipients are starting to receive partial benefits on their EBT cards, the Nevada Department of Social Services (DSS) confirmed today after assistance was interrupted Saturday due to the government shutdown.

The state has transferred around $29 million in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program funds to over 196,000 households, DSS wrote. Previously, Nevada received $90 million a month for around 500,000 residents through the program.

But not every household on food stamps will receive the funds, the department wrote, citing new guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Households that have no income will receive half of their previous benefits, “while households with greater income will receive a smaller percentage or even no benefit,” Nevada DSS wrote

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