RALEIGH, North Carolina — The distribution of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has been halted in North Carolina and nationwide after the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to block a lower court order requiring full funding during the government shutdown.
The federal program provides monthly food aid to low-income families, and in North Carolina supports about 1.4 million residents across 600,000 households — roughly 13% of the state’s population. The state Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said full November benefits were scheduled for release over the weekend before the ruling suspended the effort.
Under new federal guidance, NCDHHS confirmed that partial payments — approximately 65% of the usual allotment — were distributed to 586,000 households. Nearly 190,000 families received $16 or less, while thousands got no benefits at all.
Gov. Josh Stein announced Saturday that private donors have pledged $22 million to bolster food banks statewide. Officials urged SNAP users to monitor balances through the ebtEDGE app or hotline as the state works to resume payments once the legal dispute is resolved.
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