Approximately one in eight Americans receive food stamp benefits from the US government, a program at risk of losing its funding as of Saturday due to the government shutdown.

One such beneficiary is Eric Dunham, a 36-year-old man who became disabled after an accident and needs help from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to live.

“If I don’t get food stamps I can’t eat,” Dunham told AFP, explaining that after all his expenses, he has just $24 left over per month.

“That’s it,” the father of two teenagers said. “The rest goes to child support.”

Since the federal government shuttered on October 1 due to ongoing budget disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it would no longer be able to f

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