SNAP payouts to be more than previously estimated, administration says

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00:00November's SNAP benefits won't be cut as deeply as first expected.

00:07The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised its guidance,

00:10saying SNAP benefits this month will be reduced by 35 percent instead of the 50 percent previously announced.

00:17The change comes as the agency works to comply with a federal court order

00:21requiring it to tap into SNAP's $5.25 billion contingency fund during the government shutdown.

00:28The new numbers mean a family of four in the lower 48 states will receive about $646 this month.

00:35That's according to NBC News.

00:37The Agriculture Department did not explain what prompted the revision,

00:41but a Justice Department filing on Wednesday said there had been an error,

00:45one they moved to correct as soon as it was discovered.