Thousands of Alabama families could soon lose access to their food-stamp benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on. For Ashley King, a single mother of two in Montgomery, the timing couldn’t be worse.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds will not be issued in November because of the federal government shutdown. Why it matters: More than 750,000 Alabamians depend on the more than $140 million in federal support each month,

Recipients and those in need of food assistance should still submit applications and other documentation, even though the assistance will not be distributed starting Saturday. The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced Monday that benefits for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will be suspended for November.

“As Alabama DHR noted, SNAP benefits are 100% federally funded, and therefore, U.S. Food and Nutrition Services controls the issuance of these benefits on EBT cards,” Gina Maiola, Ivey’s communications director, said Monday.

This evening, the Office of Governor Kay Ivey released a statement afterAlabama DHR announced SNAP benefits will be suspended in November.

Millions rely on food assistance each month, and with the government shutdown still in place, food stamps will soon run dry.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources has confirmed the state will not be providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November because of the federal government shutdown.

Alabama residents may lose SNAP food benefits as the federal government shutdown continues, leaving thousands uncertain about November assistance.

New numbers show that as many as 70,000 people in Birmingham could lose their SNAP benefits in the coming days.

New Disabled South is distributing funds to help disabled individuals in Alabama and other southern states as SNAP benefits are set to end next month.