The impasse over funding the government means that the nearly 1 in 8 U.S. residents who rely on SNAP to buy groceries may be facing at least a temporary lapse in benefits.

More than 41 million families who rely on the food stamp benefits will be left without the financial assistance due to a lapse in federal funding caused by the shutdown.

As the government shutdown continues, the federal food assistant program known as SNAP is set to run out. On Friday two ...