INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration say Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) for the month of February will now be distributed on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, rather than Saturday, January 19.
SNAP benefits are issued to recipients according to an alphabetical schedule over a 19 day period throughout the month.
The one-time early benefit distribution was identified by USDA officials as a mechanism to provide SNAP benefits during the partial federal government shutdown.
No SNAP benefits will be issued in the month of February, so recipients are strongly encouraged to budget their SNAP benefits to ensure the amount received provides for their food needs through the entire month of February.