The NC health department said it's "working as quickly as possible to ensure North Carolinians have timely access to these essential food benefits."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown.

In North Carolina, 1.4 million people receive SNAP benefits. What Gov. Stein says about ‘fleeting’ help and federal shutdown cost.

But on Tuesday, the President took to Truth Social, threatening not to release any money for SNAP until the government reopens. One of the court rulings requiring the Trump admini

Nearly 1.5 million North Carolinians are currently without the food assistance money on which they rely. Monday, in response to a pair of court rulings last week, President Donald Trump announced that partial payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are on the way.

More than 200,000 people in Mecklenburg and Wake County alone could lose SNAP benefits at the beginning of next month.

The governor announced Thursday the state, with help from donors and foundations, will give $18 million to food banks statewide, many bracing for an increased demand of food

USDA provided guidance Tuesday saying that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services could provide partial payments for November. Amounts aren’t known yet and they have to program its payment system to provide partial payments.