TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has left nearly 3 million Florida families without their November SNAP benefits, raising concerns about food insecurity across the state.

About one in eight people across Florida rely on food assistance to feed their families. The U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on November 1 because of the government shutdown.

“I don’t have money. I don’t have income. My mom is disabled. So I received food stamps for my food,” said Rae Bustamonte, who receives SNAP benefits and still hasn’t gotten his November assistance.

Bustamonte said he searches for food daily at different locations while waiting for benefits to resume.

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