Effective November 1, thousands of families across the US will lose access to the federal food aid programme called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the food stamp program.

The news was made public on Saturday (October 25) in a notice by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on its website, and comes after the Trump administration said it would not dip into contingency funds worth $5 billion to ensure the benefits continue.

“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats,” insinuating the Democratic Party was to blame for the current situation.

The announcement comes 25 days after the government shutdown commenced , following the d

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