SALT LAKE CITY — Utah SNAP recipients will receive their full benefits for the month of November after the federal government reopened Wednesday.

According to a release from the Department of Workforce Services , customers who normally receive their benefits on the 5th or 11th of each month will be paid on November 14.

Users who normally receive their benefits on the 15th will be paid on schedule this month.

“SNAP is a lifeline for many families and now that federal funding has resumed we can get people the help they need,” said Becky Wickstrom, Workforce Services public information officer. “It is important for customers to protect their benefits from theft by locking spending on their EBT card.”

According to the release, 86,000 households in Utah rely on SNAP to buy food each m

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