Normally, SNAP benefits are issued between the 2nd and the 20th of each month. Each family's case number determines the benefits issuance date in order to stagger the rollout throughout the month.

Ohio officials said once it receives notice that it can proceed, it will begin the process to issue full benefits, which should be by the week of Nov. 10.

Those families will receive their usual monthly allotment from OWF, plus another 25% of that amount. Those weekly payments will continue for four weeks or until the federal government resumes providing SNAP benefits. But DeWine has noted those families will only get a fraction of what they would have gotten from the regular SNAP program.

More than 63,000 Ohioans are expected to receive emergency relief payments today as funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program continues to be paused, the governor’s office announced.

Ohio transferred $7 million to eight food banks and will send emergency aid to low-income families starting Nov. 7.

The federal food stamp program, administered by the state, pumps more than $1 billion a year into Northeast Ohio's economy. And for small retailers, SNAP spending can have a huge impact.

NNEMAP Food Pantry on 11th Avenue near the state fairgrounds saw its busiest day since it first opened in the 1950s on Tuesday. Demand and previous state cuts are starting to impact supply.