Nearly 42 million low-income Americans are set to see their food assistance for November halted, as the partial federal government shutdown drags on and federal funding dries up.

No Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will go out Nov. 1, as federal funding for the country’s largest anti-hunger program lapses. Food banks and food pantries have already seen demand surge.

Legal challenges may force the Trump administration to release emergency funds to ensure some SNAP payments go out, but it’s unclear if and when that might happen.

Here’s what to know about SNAP benefits in Washington, and how local agencies are preparing to support affected residents.

What’s happening to SNAP benefits?

The state’s Department of Social and Health Services announced it does not have federa

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