Food assistance for more than 40 million Americans will stop in November as the government shutdown continues, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced, per BBC.

The suspension will affect recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps one in eight Americans buy groceries.

In a notice on its website, the USDA blamed Senate Democrats for the government shutdown, saying the department has exhausted its available funds due to the budget impasse. The agency confirmed it will not distribute November benefits without new congressional action.

“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice reads.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration declined to use SNAP’s contingency fund, arguing the money must be reserved for “true emergencies,” such

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