The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has announced potential delays in the issuance of new SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues. This would affect over 83,000 residents in Montgomery County who depend on these benefits to feed their families, according to a county spokesperson.

ODJFS added SNAP recipients may not receive their November benefits as normally scheduled if the federal government shutdown continues.

SNAP development director Sasha Gersten-Paal has said there won't be enough funds to send benefits to the roughly 42 million food stamp recipients next month. However, the Trump Administration might be legally required to provide SNAP even during shutdown, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A lapse in funding due to the shutdown could have a devastating effect on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal food stamps program for groceries.

Americans face a "tough time" as food banks are unlikely to be able to meet the demand amid the government shutdown.

Some 42 million Americans collect SNAP benefits. But benefits could be disrupted in November due to the government shutdown.

Starting on Nov. 1, families across Georgia will not have access to SNAP benefits because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is the latest government program to be hit by the shutdown.

Sometimes, I may eat breakfast and lunch, sometimes I may eat lunch and dinner, you know, but with this, it even puts me deeper in the hole,” Maxwell said. Maxwell’s story is a similar one that the Military Family Advisory Network is hearing as well.