Roughly 650,000 Missourians will not receive SNAP benefits for the month of November due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The Missouri Department of Social Services announced Monday that November SNAP benefits would not be distributed. This is because the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is entirely funded by the federal government.

While October benefits were able to be distributed, the same isn’t true for November.

House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, D-Kansas City, said losing this resource in November is going to be devastating for Missouri families.

“I'm terrified of what the fallout looks like, because there are states across this country who can manage some of these budget shortfalls from the federal government in the short term. And the way I see it, I don't believe t

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