The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received notice Friday afternoon that the United States Department of Agriculture will fully fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has paused plans to provide SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. NCDHHS said on Saturday it acknowledged a Friday decision by the U.

North Carolina's NCDHHS announces partial SNAP payments to over 586,000 households with full benefits expected soon.

Governor Josh Stein announced that organizations across North Carolina have stepped up to donate nearly $4 million to fight hunger in North Carolina

NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Oct. 28 that the state has sued the USDA over the suspension of SNAP funding during the government shutdown.

The NC Department of Health and Human Services announced it had received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that full funding for November SNAP benefits has been approved. The state agency is now working with federal partners to process the remaining payments as quickly as possible.

NCDHHS issues partial SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown, impacting 1.4 million people in NC, with emergency funds covering roughly 50% of November's needs.

Food pantries were running low last week in a North Carolina county where one in four residents qualifies for SNAP assistance.

As a judge has ordered federal funding to continue for SNAP benefits, states are now working to send out that money.