Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits won't be issued for November if the government shutdown continues, Hamilton County Job and Family Services announced Thursday.

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

"Tennessee is unable to utilize state dollars to provide the benefit, as states do not have a mechanism to load benefits onto customer cards."

About 42 million people receive money through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes called food stamps. The U.S. Agriculture Department told states in an Oct. 10 letter that if the shutdown continues, the program will run out of money to pay for benefits in November.

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

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Federal food assistance is about to run dry in just over a week amid the protracted government shutdown. WellSpan is stepping up to help feed 1 million meals.

Mississippi announced a temporary pause in SNAP benefits due to the ongoing federal shutdown. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) made the troubling announcement on Friday afternoon. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides financial aid to underprivileged families.

In Georgia, nearly 1.4 million people depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including 526,000 children.