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Vermont will use over $6 million in state funds to pay for SNAP benefits through mid-November due to a federal shutdown.

The state also allocated an additional $250,000 to the Vermont Food Bank to help with immediate food needs.

Vermont will use over $6 million in contingency money to pay for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits through the first half of November if the federal shutdown continues and no dollars are dispensed to keep the program afloat in the meantime.

People might not get access to their benefits immediately, however.

Vermont's Emergency Board — comprising Gov. Phil Scott, two senators and two representatives — approved the money transfer Oct. 29, following a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that SNAP dollars will cease

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