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Unless Congress takes immediate action to end the government shutdown, beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNPA) in Pennsylvania will not receive payments for November, the state's Department of Human Services said on Monday.

According to officials, SNAP payments rely on funding from the federal government, and Pennsylvania's state government does not have the funds available to backfill the lost funding.

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"Republicans' failure to pass a federal budget in Washington, D.C. is having a direct impact on our Commonwealth and now, this federal shutdown is threatening critical food assistance for two million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP to feed themselves and

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