Due to a White House decision to appeal a court order, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) cannot issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson said that after "winning" the lawsuit against the USDA, his department is seeking to bring the case to court again to have the agency issue the full payment after the it agreed to issue 50% of the payments.

Cherie Jzar, a North Carolina farmer, has become a lifeline for area residents as the Trump administration has delayed funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Many of her customers are seniors — who often live on fixed incomes and rely on SNAP.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received notice on Friday afternoon that the USDA will fully fund November's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. NCDHHS is working with federal partners to get the remainder ...

As North Carolinians suffer from the impact of the government shutdown, including the loss of SNAP benefits, the state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit last week against the Trump administration. CBS 17 previously reported that the lawsuit against the U.

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

The state health department said it anticipates partial benefits could roll out as soon as Nov. 7, offering only temporary relief.

1.4 million North Carolinians receive food benefits from SNAP. According to the NC Department of Health and Human Services: Between 2019 and 2023, an average of 80% of SNAP households in North Carolina included someone who was working. SNAP has work requirements for people between the ages of 16 to 59 years old.