Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are not coming in November unless the federal government intervenes, according to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the state that SNAP benefits cannot be issued until the federal government reopens and approves funding, a DHSS letter to participants said.

The federal government shut down Oct. 1 due to Congress's inability to reach a budget agreement and has yet to reopen.

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