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9 <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Background <br /> • Federal Government Shutdown <br /> — Food and Nutrition (FNS)benefits continued through October 31 <br /> — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services(NCDHHS)was instructed to pause November benefits <br /> — November 411—US Department of Agriculture informs states that contingency funds would provide some funding for <br /> November benefits <br /> — As of November 5-maximum allotments reduced by 50% <br /> — As of November 6—maximum allotments reduced by 35% <br /> — Revised benefit amounts should be issued by the State starting the week of November 10 <br /> • Orange County Residents Impacted <br /> — 4,700 households received FNS in September <br /> — 8,700 individuals served <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Travis Myren explained that benefits would be loaded on EBT cards all at once instead <br /> of staggered throughout the month. <br /> Slide #4 <br /> FNS Benefit Table Red Updated toaxi <br /> uction in Maximum <br /> Benefit <br /> Household Maximum Gross Maximum Benefit Maximum November oil, <br /> Size Monthly Income Amount(Unreduced) Benefit Amount" E�EM-W_l M11 it-IF' <br /> 1 $2,610 $298 $193 7$W,300 <br /> 2 $3,526 $546 $354 <br /> 3 $4,442 $785 $510 $53,300 <br /> 4 $5,360 $994 $646 $64,300 <br /> 5 $6,276 $1,183 $768 $75,300 <br /> 6 $7,194 $1,421 $923 $86,300 <br /> 7 $8,112 $1,571 $1,021 $97,300 <br /> 8 $9,030 $1,789 $1,162 11 $108,300 <br /> —Consistent with federal regulations governing a reduction in benefits, thirty percent(30%)of a household's SNAP/FNS net <br /> monthly income is deducted from the November maximum amount based on household size to determine new allotment. <br /> ""Federal government is not required to restore full benefits if government reopens in November or in any subsequent month <br /> where an across-the-board reduction is applied. <br /> Travis Myren clarified that the reduction won't be a straight 35% due to federal <br /> regulations involving SNAP income calculations. <br />