OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services says residents can continue accessing their food assistance benefits this month, despite national uncertainty surrounding federal SNAP funding during the ongoing government shutdown.

In a statement to KING 5 on Saturday, DSHS confirmed that full November benefits have been released to Washington households. The agency said more than 250,000 households have already received payments and that people can continue to use their benefits as usual.

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“If anything changes, we will update our website and social media,” a DSHS spokesperson said.

The reassurance follows a series of conflicting court rulings that have left SNAP funding in limbo nationwide. On Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume payments, prompting some states to begin releasing benefits. But Friday night, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily paused that order to give an appeals court time to consider the case.

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While the high court’s action created new uncertainty for millions of Americans who rely on SNAP, DSHS said Washington’s payments have already gone out and will remain accessible. 

“Thanks to multiple lawsuits, and repeated court orders, hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians across our state finally have the SNAP benefits they need to put food on the table,” Governor Ferguson said. “Shockingly, this administration continues to work to withhold food assistance from those who need it most. President Trump needs to stop fighting to keep food from hungry families, and focus on re-opening the government.”