CINCINNATI — The first partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments are expected to begin in Ohio today as a legal fight continues in the U.S. Supreme Court and a political process continues to end the government shutdown.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Monday that it would start sending out payments up to 65% of a household’s normal maximum allotment as early as today.

Under revised federal calculations, though, nearly all recipients will receive less than that amount, with those near the cutoff for eligibility possibly receiving no benefits at all.

ODJFS said that all recipients who have not yet received their November benefit, along with those who were approved for paid benefits in October but didn’t receive them, will start to receive their pa

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