SNAP recipients in several states are being warned they won’t get their food stamps starting next week if the federal government shutdown drags on.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas, Illinois and California are among the states that issued the warnings.

“The Trump administration has indicated to New York that it will not allow states to distribute federal funding for SNAP recipients,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. 3

Nearly 3 million New Yorkers who rely on SNAP “could lose access to their benefits starting Nov. 1,” according to her office .

New Jersey officials were “notified by the federal government that if the shutdown continues, November 2025 SNAP benefits may not be available on time,” according to the state’s Department of Human Service

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