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The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.
The continuation of the government shutdown threatens access to federal food assistance programs for millions of Americans.
An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.
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One out of eight households in the United States receives SNAP benefits. Starting Saturday, those benefits will come to a halt.The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on its website that no benefits will be issued as of Nov.
The federal government shutdown is threatening to suspend these SNAP benefits, after the US Department of Agriculture last week, in a message on its website, that payments would not be issued on Nov.