As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential lapse in states across the country.

As people are struggling to make ends meet during the government shutdown, we take a look at some emergency financial assistance you can get right now.

Generally, all employees furloughed during a government shutdown are paid at the conclusion of the shutdown. In a letter last month detailing the potential effects of a shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the backpay of all federal workers could total around $400 million for each day of the shutdown.

Federal workers are turning to low-cost loans to help tide them over financially as the U.S. government shutdown drags on.

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well as provide early education services.

Usually by now, Massachusetts would have received an influx of money from the federal government to disburse to families in need of help with their heating bills. But the money from the feds hasn't shown up.

If you are living paycheck to paycheck here in Colorado, Roger Reynolds, CEO of Reynolds Financial Group in Greenwood Village says there are ways to stretch your dollar.

A federal judge in Boston indicated Thursday that she will intervene in a high-stakes fight over the Trump administration’s decision to not tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to help cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.

With the government shutdown, there's no money for LIHEAP, the federally-funded heating assistance program for low-income households.

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown