The USDA confirmed in a new message on its website that no SNAP benefits will be issued come Nov. 1. "Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 1," the message reads, in part.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With no end in sight of the government shutdown, there is a looming crisis for people who rely on federal aid to feed their families. That's because The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is set to run out of money. Two million people in Illinois rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in

If the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 27, funding for SNAP food assistance will run out in Texas, potentially leaving 3.5 million residents without benefits.

The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, flowing into November. That program helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.

SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. If that holds, it could affect some 752,000 Alabamians -- or the 15 percent of us who are on the SNAP program.

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With November SNAP benefits on hold due to the federal government shutdown, Brevard food banks expect an increase in need that was already high.