Utah Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program customers are set to receive their full November benefits with the reopening of the federal government after its longest shutdown in history.

A release from the Utah Department of Workforce Services said deposits will be made by Saturday, Nov. 15. Additionally, customers who normally receive their SNAP benefits on the 5th or 11th of each month will receive their deposit beginning Friday, Nov. 14.

Customers who receive their SNAP benefits on the 15th of the month will receive their deposit as normally scheduled.

“SNAP is a lifeline for many families and now that federal funding has resumed, we can get people the help they need,” Becky Wickstrom, public information officer for the department, said in a statement. “It is important for customer

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