The government has confirmed that the food assistance payments will stop on November 1 as a result of the ongoing shutdown.

SNAP benefits inject over $450 million into the Texas economy every month through grocery purchases and retail spending, according to Texas Health and Human Services. Any disruption could impact both households that rely on the program and the local businesses that depend on consumer food spending.

SNAP has about $6 billion in the contingency fund — short of the roughly $9 billion needed to cover a full month of the program, putting November benefits in jeopardy.

WALLINGFORD — The Trump administration has announced federal food assistance that helps feed nearly 436,000 people in Connecticut will stop flowing on Nov. 1, saying the "the well has run dry" as the federal government shutdown continues.

With November SNAP benefits at risk for 690,000 needy Tennesseans, Sen. Marsha Blackburn is supporting a last-minute effort to fund November benefits.

Michigan families, food banks and pantries and retailers react to looming pause in food assistance benefits due to the federal government shutdown.