Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during the government shutdown.

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

Families across the U.S. that receive food aid through the SNAP benefit program did not see any money loaded onto their EBT cards on Saturday. The impacts are being felt in New York, with food pantries and soup kitchens preparing for greater demand.

The national food aid program known as SNAP ran out of federal money Saturday due to the government shutdown, leaving the millions of Americans who rely on those benefits to buy food scrambling.

With the federal government shutdown now entering its second month, millions of families in New York and New Jersey are still waiting for their November SNAP benefits to arrive — and state officials say payments remain on hold until the federal government acts.

Mecklenburg County leaders are set to announce a new plan to support additional food resources during the pause of federal SNAP benefits Monday afternoon.

SNAP benefits for food stamps expired on Nov. 1 and local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help.

As the federal government shutdown continues through the beginning of November, Gov. Josh Shapiro has activated an emergency relief plan to support food banks and families after SNAP benefits were suspended for nearly two million Pennsylvanians.