LANSING, MI— The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has been ordered to partially fund November SNAP benefits.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was told the FNS will reduce SNAP maximum allotments to approximately 50 percent of the recipients’ benefit payments for the month of November. SNAP recipients who normally receive their benefits on the third, fifth or seventh of the month will receive their partial SNAP allotment Saturday, Nov. 8. All other SNAP recipients will receive partial benefits on their normally scheduled date.
The funding for the partial November benefits will come from SNAP contingency funds, which will cover about half of the $9.2 billion that monthly SNAP benefit costs nationally.
There remain multiple pending court proceedings that may further impact the provision of November SNAP benefits. If additional court action results in changes to the payment of partial benefits beginning on November 8, MDHHS will provide updated information as it becomes available.
To find additional resources:
- Dial 2-1-1 or visit mi211.org for free, confidential assistance and referrals to local food programs and support services.
- Visit the Food Bank Council of Michigan to locate nearby food banks and learn about additional hunger relief efforts.
- Call the Double Up Food Bucks program hotline at 866-586-2796, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Until Wednesday, Dec. 31, the program, which matches SNAP purchases of fruits and vegetables, will expand access so families can build up savings on their Double Up cards. Find a participating location near you: DoubleUpFoodBucks.org/find-a-location.
