The Michigan HHS says that the USDA has asked state officials to temporarily pause November food benefits. Nearly 13% of Michigan households, or approximately 1.4 million people, receive SNAP benefits.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is pausing food assistance benefits in November until further notice.

At 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Symone Wilkes, a Detroit resident and mother of two young sons, received a loud alert on her phone. It was her MI Bridges app — the site through which state benefits are provided — alerting her that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it was instructed to hold November SNAP payments "due to the ongoing federal government funding lapse."

The state is warning the 1.4 million people who receive SNAP benefits that there will be no funds next month. It's due to the federal government shutdown.

Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program extends the purchase power for food stamp recipients at participating retailers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on