Ohio has announced the state will provide funding for some SNAP recipients as the government shutdown standoff shows no signs of ending. In a statement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Senate President Rob McColley,

Amid uncertainty over November SNAP benefits, the Southeast Ohio Foodbank is contending with an influx in demand.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will reduce maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits allotments by half under new federal guidance.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order to give $7 million to Ohio food banks and $18 million to low-income families.

Around 1.4 million Ohio residents receive a total of $264 million in SNAP benefits every month. That breaks down to a monthly average of $190 in SNAP benefits per person.

We’ve entered the first week of November, and SNAP has halted its electronic food benefit program, providing low-income households with food. Amid this crisis, Ohio has stepped up to bridge the gap between the loss of benefits and the demand for aid from food banks.

The over $1 million in local support for SNAP recipients will go toward Mid-Ohio Food Collective and other organizations providing food support.

More than 1 million Ohio residents will lose federal food support on Saturday when SNAP benefits expire because of the government shutdown.

About 1.4 million Ohioans affected by the freeze on federal food aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will get reduced payments, though timing remains unclear as state systems require updates.