SNAP, Washington state and food assistance benefits
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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
The president suggested he would withhold food stamp payments a day after the administration said it would pay only partial benefits this month.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
With no end to the government shutdown in sight, food assistance organizations across western Washington brace for a massive influx of people seeking help.
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Washington lawmakers step up as SNAP funding lags during shutdown
Washington state and Seattle officials are stepping in to help families missing SNAP benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown. Governor Bob Ferguson is redirecting $2.2 million weekly to food banks,
Food banks across Washington are seeing more people walk through their doors—some for the first time—as the state braces for a pause in federal food assistance.
The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states struggle to fill the gap.
Data from March 2025 shows that 903,541 Washingtonians received SNAP benefits in that month, which is 11.2% of the state’s population.
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