CLARKSTON, WA – February is the last month of emergency food benefits allotments for those receiving assistance from the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration or the Developmental Disabilities Administration. Basic Food benefits amounts will decrease to normal benefit levels beginning next month. If circumstances in your life have changed, you may qualify for a different benefit amount.
From March 2020 through this month, the federal government issued temporary emergency funding to provide families with additional food benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in March, the amount of food benefits you will receive without the emergency benefits will depend on your specific circumstances.
Here’s what you can do:
CLARKSTON FIELD OFFICE: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/location/dshs-dda-clarkston-fo
- Learn what your new benefit amount will be.
- Call 877-501-2233 and choose the self-service option or log into your Client Benefit Account at WashingtonConnection.org.
- Find local resources.
- Visit findhelp.org or use SNAP Match Programs to increase the value of your food benefits so you can buy more fruits and vegetables.
- Report a change.
- If circumstances in your life have changed, you may qualify for a different benefit amount. Call 877-501-2233, go to WashingtonConnection.org, or visit your local Community Services Office to report changes in household size, income or expenses.
- If you receive services from our Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, contact your Home and Community Services Public Benefits Specialist.
- If you receive services from our Developmental Disabilities Administration, please contact a Public Benefits Specialist at 855-873-0642.
