The second-longest shutdown in history is now affecting hundreds of thousands of Utahns’ access to food.

Beehive State residents will not receive November payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , the Utah Department of Workforce Services announced Wednesday .

SNAP, also known as food stamps, is fully funded by the federal government and, the state said, helps about 86,000 Utah households buy food each month.

The aid covered 169,300 Utahns between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2024, according to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , and 69% of recipients were part of families with kids.

Workforce Services does not anticipate that SNAP payments will resume until the federal government reopens.

The state encouraged Utahns receiving SNAP to plan

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