COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans who receive federal food assistance could start seeing deposits in their accounts as early as Wednesday.

State officials say these will be partial benefits, not the full amounts families normally receive.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Monday afternoon that it will begin issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments to its 1.4 million recipients in the coming days, even as the federal government shutdown continues.

Most households will receive about 65% or less of their normal SNAP benefit this week.

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Families receive federal food assistance on a rolling schedule. This month, those benefits would have been dis

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