Several states are trying different strategies to address the funding lapse in food benefits distributed under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Texas are among the three dozen states that have issued dire warnings about the shutdown’s effect on SNAP benefits for November. At least 25 states plan to pause food stamps next month because of the lack of federal funding.

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