NC counties now paying more to help feed hungry people

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 348

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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North Carolina counties are now paying more for a federal program that helps some hungry people eat, as a law shifting more of the cost of the nutrition assistance program to states takes effect.

One of the changes in the massive tax cut and social services cut bill Congress passed last year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, makes states pick up 75% of the administrative costs for SNAP. The federal government …

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