Millions of Americans depend on SNAP assistance to put food on the table but a government shutdown is forcing beneficiaries to grapple with how to feed their families without access to these funds next month.

Agriculture Department officials said Friday they cannot use a contingency fund to continue paying the SNAP program, despite earlier shutdown guidance allowing its use.

Food stamps are about to run out for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. The ongoing federal government shutdown will disrupt payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program nationwide.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to run out of funding on Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues.

An "emergency food plan" is emerging, according to U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, as a state official says NM is "evaluating the USDA's ever-changing guidance."

Kris Mayes is one of 23 state attorneys general that penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture over paused food welfare benefits.

Recipients of SNAP food assistance might not receive their benefits for November if the government shutdown persists.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program makes the difference between having food on the table or going without for many Montana families.