The SNAP program provides food stamps to more than 40 million Americans. The program is on the verge of running out of fund because of the government shutdown.

The US government said funds for Snap, a benefit used by more than 40 million Americans, will stop 1 November because of the shutdown.

The Department of Agriculture has said benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be issued in November, claiming “the well has run dry.”