The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is warning that November benefits for 1.4 million North Carolinians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may be delayed.
In a news release Monday, Oct. 27, the department noted that while October benefits remain unaffected, the state has not received the required federal funding to issue November payments on their usual schedule.
A disruption in benefits could affect more than 143,000 Mecklenburg County recipients, the largest number of any county in North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. An additional 87,000 people in Wake County could be affected by the cuts, according to data from the N.C. Budget and Tax Center…