RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Trump administration announced it will provide partial payments for SNAP recipients following two court rulings last week that found plans to stop funding the program unlawful.

In a statement, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson wrote :

"The Agriculture Department has told the court it will use its entire emergency fund over the next month to make 50 percent payments to every SNAP recipient. That will zero out the emergency fund. My office is still reviewing the order to see what else we can do to help, but until this shutdown ends, we all need to provide extra support to our local food pantries."

Last week, Jackson announced he was part of a lawsuit filed against the US Department of Agriculture over plans to freeze funding.

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