The USDA Food and Nutrition Service told Ohio and other disbursers on Nov. 5 that up to 65% of benefits can be released to recipients for November, according to Bart Logan, the assistant director of communication for Franklin County Job and Family Services.

One in eight Americans could see their food budgets collapse this month. That’s because nearly 42 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, to put groceries on the table.

The harm isn’t just to the county residents who might go hungry or to the county, which will not get reimbursed for the assistance it provides, Picente said. No SNAP benefits means $7 million a month that’s not going into the local economy, he said.

The Trump administration announced plans to distribute partial SNAP benefits in November after two federal judges ruled that the USDA must continue covering food stamps during the government shutdown. The administration said it would "fulfill its obligation to expend" funds using a reserve to cover "50% of eligible households' current allotments."