The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is pausing food assistance benefits in November until further notice.

The state received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service directing MDHHS to hold the food assistance benefits, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The federal government, in its communication, indicated that because of the "ongoing federal government funding lapse, there may be limited availability of funds" to pay November SNAP benefits for about 42 million people across the country, according to a news release from MDHHS. In Michigan, nearly 13% of households, or roughly 1.4 million people, receive the benefits.

“The impact of households losing SNAP benefits will be felt around the state. SNAP is more than

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