The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fully fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after initially directing the state to issue reduced payments.

More than 586,000 North Carolina households rely on SNAP benefits. Earlier Friday, NCDHHS distributed partial payments—at a 35% reduction—following USDA’s initial guidance. Some households received drastically reduced benefits, including about 190,000 that got $16 or less.

With the new approval from USDA, NCDHHS says it will begin processing the remainder of November benefits immediately, and recipients could see the additional funds on their EBT cards as soon as this weekend.

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