Instead of receiving 50% of their usual monthly benefit, many households will receive much less, or perhaps nothing at all.

Rankin calls this moment “the real hunger games,” and it lands. If families lose benefits heading into November, they will immediately cut discretionary spending to feed kids first. He ticked through the ripple effects – small businesses, processors, and suppliers who feel the shock as consumer dollars disappear.

More than 41 million families who rely on the food stamp benefits will be left without the financial assistance due to a lapse in federal funding caused by the shutdown.

Nevada joins states in lawsuit to keep SNAP funding. Meanwhile, the Fed eyes a 0.25% rate cut amid layoffs, and the Toronto Blue Jays tie the World Series 6-2 after an 18-inning Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sacramento County said Friday that CalFresh recipients have begun receiving their full November benefits following a second federal court ruling that required the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fully fund the program.

A federal judge in Boston is set to consider a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program.

There are an estimated 42 million people receiving food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The figure represents 12.3 percent of the U.S.

Government shutdown threatens food stamps for 42 million Americans as House Democrats reject the GOP's funding bill over a healthcare cuts dispute.

Most states don’t have billions in surplus funds on hand, so they’re not able to fully replace missing federal SNAP funds in the way Virginia can. The governors of Louisiana and Delaware have also made similar emergency declarations, but theirs are short-term orders that last only through the beginning of November.

State and local officials are pleading with policymakers to find a way to fund food assistance in the wake of the federal government shutdown.