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Federal food assistance will cease Nov. 1 as government shutdown continues, cutting off benefits for roughly 1 in 8 Americans relying on SNAP.

Trump administration refuses to use $5 billion in emergency reserves.

Some states plan to cover benefits themselves, though federal policy may block reimbursement, while others prepare recipients for program halts.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits t

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