With no federal funding agreement in sight, time is running out for nearly 3 million Floridians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to put food on their tables.

SNAP benefits have been paused indefinitely due to the federal government shutdown. It means that on Nov. 1, if things remain as they stand, payments for the month will not be made for recipients.

Of Florida's SNAP users, children and seniors comprise the majority of participants. In Miami-Dade, one in four households rely on SNAP.

As next month's medical, property and credit bills approach, one South Florida SNAP recipient told WLRN she is "between a rock and a hard place."

" Now that I no longer have SNAP, am I gonna pay my dental bill or am I gonna eat?" said Katherine Botelho, 63.

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