Marylanders who receive federal benefits may be impacted if the government shutdown continues into November.

On Saturday, the shutdown reached 18 days without an agreement in sight .

According to The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), SNAP benefits could be delayed or interrupted entirely if Maryland agencies don't receive direction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on time.

"If we get to November and we are still in a shutdown, or as we go throughout October, we're looking at a potential delay in terms of USDA being able to administer those benefits to state agencies," said LaMonika Jones, with Maryland Hunger Solutions and D.C. Hunger Solutions, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC).

In the meantime, officials advise recipients to continue using their SNAP benefi

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