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State Representative Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir, Greene & Jones) announced today that he is pursuing a proposal that would use a small portion of North Carolina’s reserve funds to provide temporary emergency SNAP assistance to eligible families during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, NCDHHS is actively working with local, state and federal partners to understand and navigate the evolving impacts on essential services.
In North Carolina and nationally, emergency allotments for COVID-19 in the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program will end in March 2023. Households that have been receiving extra FNS benefits (called "emergency allotments") each month since March 2020 or after will see a reduction in benefits because of a federal change that ends emergency allotments for all states.
For the 24th time in our nation’s history, the federal government is carrying out its constitutional mandate to number all the people of this nation. The reason for the census is simple: the information allows the federal government to equalize representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
