Yes, Connecticut officials said that EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies.

You know, when my kids were little, I was on SNAP. I was on food stamps, It was the difference between me putting my kids to bed hungry, and not.”

However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned that it no longer has the funding to deliver November food benefits. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and three governors in suing the Trump administration over the funding lapse, saying the funds do exist in a contingency fund.

The Connecticut Content Creator Collaborative features influencers like Alexa Curtis, ESPN anchor Arda Ocal and Michael Pollack of New Haven Pizza Club.

The fight over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spilled over from Washington into Connecticut on Wednesday, with the State Senate’s Democratic leadership calling on their Republican counterparts to urge the Trump administration to release billions stowed away in a federal contingency fund.

Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents will have no money on their SNAP cards as of Saturday, creating concerns that pet owners may struggle to feed their animals as they prioritize human food purchases.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, 360,000 Connecticut residents face the growing fear that they won’t receive SNAP benefits on Nov. 1. “I try not to overstate things, but it will really be catastrophic,

Connecticut will spend $3 million to partially supplement federal food aid benefits for residents during the government shutdown.