Authorities are warning of a scam targeting Minnesota SNAP recipients with fraudulent text messages promising emergency food relief funds.

Gov. Walz announced state funding Monday to help Minnesotans who receive monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

In a lawsuit, Ellison and other AGs and governors, are pushing for USDA to use the billion-dollar contingency fund to keep SNAP going.

If no deal is reached in Washington, SNAP benefits, funds that help pay for groceries, could run out for families across the country. Here is how you can help.

The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that the money was available.

The ongoing government shutdown means SNAP benefits for roughly 440,000 Minnesotans will be halted on Nov. 1. To help manage the gap, Gov. Tim Walz released $4 million in emergency funding for food shelves.

Minnesota officials say residents who get food assistance won’t receive their benefits for November, as long as the federal shutdown continues. County workers say they’re now hearing from concerned enrollees in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) says SNAP funding will run dry on Nov. 1 amid a government shutdown. If the shutdown is not resolved, the department will not be able to pay November benefits.