India, Nov. 15 -- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will return to their regular payment schedules in December following a period of over a month marked by disruption due to the government shutdown.

Each month, SNAP payments offer food assistance to approximately 42 million Americans who are low-income or have no income.

The 43-day shutdown created uncertainty for millions of SNAP recipients regarding the timely receipt of their benefits. After the administration announced that payments for November would not be distributed, the program became embroiled in legal disputes and contradictory court decisions.

Consequently, states provided benefits in an inconsistent manner-some issuing full payments, others prov...