Rural Minnesota communities are feeling the pinch as delayed SNAP benefits impact local grocery stores and the broader economy.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announced Friday that it will begin issuing full SNAP and MFIP benefits over the weekend.

Minnesota officials are encountering multiple bureaucratic problems with issuing food-assistance benefits to families, even after two judges ordered the federal government to use contingency funds to make the benefits available despite the government shutdown.

Delayed and reduced SNAP benefits in Minnesota are leaving families hungry and putting small-town grocery stores at risk as sales drop and local economies feel the strain.

Commissioner Tikki Brown said Tuesday the state’s EBT vendor stopped October benefits, and new coding requirements for the partial funding of SNAP could cause delays.

Gov. Walz announced state funding Monday to help Minnesotans who receive monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that it would distribute partial SNAP benefits in the month of November using a contingency fund.

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State officials say it's unclear how long it will take to restart SNAP, but partial payments are expected to be on the way.