Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

As the shutdown enters November, roughly 42 million Americans many lose their SNAP benefits. Here are three things recipients should do as the courts look to step in.

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.

The president says his lawyers are asking the courts for legal direction, insisting that ending the shutdown would be the best solution.

SNAP benefits could be affected Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how many would be affected from Ohio's major counties.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, also known as SNAP benefits, stopped Saturday as part of the ongoing government shutdown. Around 500,000 Nevadans rely

More than 100,000 people in Monroe County rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families. As of midnight, they faced a lapse in their benefits.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) will deliver benefits to people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown hasn’t ended by Nov. 1, VENA will begin weekly distributions on Monday.