With hunger already increasing, Connecticut food pantries are likely to see an unprecedented wave of need starting.

WALLINGFORD — The Trump administration has announced federal food assistance that helps feed nearly 436,000 people in Connecticut will stop flowing on Nov. 1, saying the "the well has run dry" as the federal government shutdown continues.

The federal government has announced that there will not be any new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting on November 1st.

More than 350,000 Connecticut residents won't receive SNAP benefits on Saturday because of the federal government shutdown. The emergency funding is a short-term fix, bit food banks said it won't come close to filling the gap.

H ARTFORD - Connecticut is among 21 other states and three governors in suing President Donald Trump along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary Brooke Rollins over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP benefits for November, state Attorney General William Tong announced Tuesday.

It is wrong to starve people so you can bring your political opponents to heel. It is wrong to starve people into submission, and that is what this president is doing,” Attorney General

Connecticut will spend $3 million to partially supplement federal food aid benefits for residents during the government shutdown.

An estimated 31% of New Haven's population will lose access to SNAP. Two food pantries expect to feed 150 more families than usual next week.

Over 300,000 Connecticut families are worrying about where their next meals will come from as the government shutdown impacts the distribution of SNAP benefits.

As the federal shutdown drags on, food shelves brace for a surge in demand. The USDA warns no SNAP payments will go out Nov. 1 if the stalemate continues — leaving hundreds of thousands without grocery aid.