Ohioans can plan on receiving full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Ohio, but when the money will come is still up in the air.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced it received new federal guidance following votes to reopen the federal government.

The new guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services said full food benefits will come this month. Earlier this week, following previous instructions from the USDA, the state began processing partial payments.

“The latest FNS guidance instructs ODJFS to take immediate steps to ensure households receive their full November allotments promptly,” Job and Family Services announced on its website. “To comply, Ohio will calculate the full benefit households would have received i

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