“To the extent State sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” Patrick Penn, the deputy under secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, wrote. Instead, states must provide 65 percent of the maximum benefit allotments.

The nearly 1 million Washington residents and 130,000 Idahoans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should still expect to tighten their belts this November as even a judicial

In a statement to KING 5 on Saturday, DSHS confirmed that full November benefits have been released to Washington households.

Ferguson criticized President Donald Trump’s “callous social media statement” on the subject, in which the president claimed that SNAP benefits increased by billions of dollars under Joe Biden’s administration and were “haphazardly ‘handed’ to anyone for the asking.”

Around half of the more than 500,000 Washington households who rely on SNAP benefits have received assistance for November, according to the Washington State De

The Senate advanced a bipartisan deal late Sunday to end the record-breaking government shutdown, overcoming the biggest procedural hang-up that has been used to keep Uncle Sam’s lights off

The Trump administration is seeking to block a judge's order requiring the distribution of full monthly SNAP benefits for November as the government shutdown continues. Several states

Data from March 2025 shows that 903,541 Washingtonians received SNAP benefits in that month, which is 11.2% of the state’s population.

Washington residents receive delayed SNAP benefits after a court order, with Governor Ferguson and state efforts providing support amidst previous withholding by the Trump Administration.