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Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday that Oregon residents will lose access to federal funds for food after Oct. 31 if the ongoing government shutdown continues.
The roughly 757,000 Oregonians who receive federal food aid will not see new benefits after Oct. 31 as funding dries up amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Tina Kotek’s office said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides monthly food benefits to eligible low-income households — including about 1 of 6 residents in Oregon, and 1 in 8 nationwide.
The agency told state leaders earlier this month that the government has “insufficient funds” to pay for the program through November. The federal shutdown entered its 20th day on Monday as Congress remains gridlocked over federal funding priorities.
More than half of USDA’s employees — including most of those who facilitate SNAP, a cornerstone of the country’s safety net — were projected to be furloughed at the start of the shutdown.
Kotek slammed the Trump administration for allowing the shutdown to continue, noting that funding continues to flow to Immigration and Customs Enforcement while food assistance stalls. About 75,000 Lane County residents receive food aid through SNAP, according to 2024 data.
“This is a cruel and unacceptable situation,” Kotek said in a statement. “President Trump should focus on feeding families by negotiating a deal with Congress, not doing other things like deploying troops in American cities on taxpayers’ dime.”
The Oregon Department of Human Services, which administers SNAP in the state, said it is closely monitoring the situation alongside Kotek’s office and encouraged residents to familiarize themselves with local free food resources in case November benefits are delayed.
“We know that hundreds of thousands of children, older adults and hard-working families and individuals depend on SNAP food benefits to get enough food,” Department of Human Services Acting Director Liesl Wendt said in the release.
Food for Lane County, the Eugene-Springfield region’s largest food bank, has voiced concern about limitations to SNAP funding amid other cuts, as food insecurity in the region rises.
