RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Due to a White House decision to appeal a court order, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) cannot issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November.

Late Friday night, a Supreme Court justice temporarily paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP for the month of November by the end of the day Friday.

After issuing partial benefits earlier that morning, NCDHHS initially planned to distribute the remaining benefits over the weekend. However, this effort was halted due to the court decision.

In response, Governor Josh Stein issued this statement:

"This is about a basic necessity - food - being caught in the middle of political chaos. The hard-working peo

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