The Illinois Department of Human Services announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states that Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be funded beginning Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues into a second month. About 1.9 million people in Illinois receive SNAP benefits each month.

Illinois risks millions in penalties under new federal law because of errors in determining who qualifies for food assistance. To protect taxpayers and struggling families, the state must increase its administrative precision.

The Illinois Department of Human Services has announced that SNAP benefits for 1.9 million residents may end on November 1 if the federal government does not reopen.

Illinoisans will stop receiving food assistance starting Nov. 1 if the federal government has not reopened.

Several Democratic governors are being accused of weaponizing official state websites to pin the government shutdown on Republicans. Government funding

The state announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states that Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be funded beginning Nov. 1 if the federal shutdown continues

SNAP to cut Nov. 1 if shutdown continues If the federal government shutdown continues past Nov. 1, 1.9 million Illinoisans will lose food assistance. The Illinois Department of Human Services announced federal officials informed all states that it will not fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits past Nov.