LILBURN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Tuesday, the state continued to restore the accounts of Georgia SNAP recipients with funds that had been halted during the government shutdown.

“I got my benefits back in a trickle,” said Suzie Moore, a SNAP recipient in Lawrenceville.

Moore, 74, said she got $16 last week returned to her EBT account, and an additional $8 on Monday. She said she typically gets $23 each month as a retired senior.

“All recipients should have their full benefits by early next week,” said a spokesperson for Georgia’s Department of Human Services (DHS), which oversees the distribution of SNAP funds in the state.

The DHS spokesperson said those recipients whose distribution date had passed and who received partial benefits got the remainder of their allotment on Monday.

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