About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

One Gilbert resident started a community porch pantry to provide free food for neighbors affected by the halt in SNAP benefits.

The temporary halt of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the U.S. government shutdown has left many low-income residents in uncertainty. Emergency funds are being utilized to provide reduced payments,

Even after the shutdown ends, SNAP will be at risk as states start to pay for a portion of the program for the first time. Their share will depend on an obscure stat -- the payment error rate.

In a memo to states, the federal government followed up on previous guidance, and said maximum allotments are being reduced by 35% instead of 50%.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.