RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in North Carolina began receiving payments on their EBT cards Friday morning, covering roughly 50% of their benefits, Attorney General Jeff Jackson said Friday.

Some eligible recipients could receive up to 65% of their benefits, as of 5 a.m. Friday, he said during a press conference at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service, there are 1.4 million SNAP recipients in North Carolina, including 580,000 children. Usually, money is added on the first of the month.

This development stems from a lawsuit filed by Jackson, along with 22 other states , against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to protect SNAP food as

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