The Tennessee Department of Human Services is beginning the processing of partial SNAP payments.
The announcement was made by the state following updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to issue 65% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November.
“If directed, upon the reopening of the federal government, TDHS will work quickly with USDA to process remaining benefits for SNAP customers,” the Department of Human Services said in a written statement.
SNAP recipients who were originally scheduled to receive their benefits between Nov. 1–12 will begin to see benefits Wednesday, according to the statement.
The statement added that SNAP recipients scheduled to receive SNAP benefits after Nov. 12 can expect to receive their partial November SNAP benefit payment on their regularly scheduled date.
Tennessee SNAP recipients can use the One DHS Customer Portal at https://onedhs.tn.gov/cspto view the latest case details.
They can also use the ebtEDGE app or Cardholder Portal to check their benefit amounts by visiting https://www.fisglobal.com/ebtedgemobile to download the app or log into the Cardholder Portal at https://www.ebtedge.com/gov/portal/PortalHome.do.
Visit https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/federal-shutdown.html for continued updates and additional information.