SNAP development director Sasha Gersten-Paal has said there won't be enough funds to send benefits to the roughly 42 million food stamp recipients next month. However, the Trump Administration might be legally required to provide SNAP even during shutdown, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Americans face a "tough time" as food banks are unlikely to be able to meet the demand amid the government shutdown.

The Michigan HHS says that the USDA has asked state officials to temporarily pause November food benefits. Nearly 13% of Michigan households, or approximately 1.4 million people, receive SNAP benefits.

Some 42 million Americans collect SNAP benefits. But benefits could be disrupted in November due to the government shutdown.

Nearly 3 million New Yorkers are poised to lose their food stamp benefits after the USDA said it wouldn’t use any of its $6 billion contingency fund to cover benefits in November.

Starting on Nov. 1, families across Georgia will not have access to SNAP benefits because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is the latest government program to be hit by the shutdown.

Over 900,000 people in Washington — or more than 1 in 10 state residents — receive benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

As the government shutdown stretches on, thousands of furloughed workers are missing paychecks. Another blow looms for families already struggling to put food on the table. SAME Café says it's ready to help the community.

The USDA Food and Nutrition Services recently notified states that if the government shutdown continues, “there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits."