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Pandemic Electornic Benefit Transfers for Food Purchases

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

Temporary food-related benefits were provided in the form of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT). They were consequently provided an EBT card with the value of the free school breakfast and lunch reimbursement rates for the dates that schools were closed

History

Country

United States

Policy Area

Food-related provisions

Measure

School-related feeding and replacement

Eligibility

Low-income families with children

Type

Voucher

Start / Announced Date

18/03/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

As much as the value of school breakfast and lunch

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Children

Route to the child

Direct

Sources

OECD (2020) OECD policy responses to coronavirus (COVID-19): combatting COVID-19'S effect on children. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221217134924/https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/combatting-covid-19-s-effect-on-children-2e1f3b2f/ Department of Human Resources (n.d.) Pandemic electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) program. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218204200/https://dhs.dc.gov/service/pandemic-electronic-benefits-transfer-p-ebt-program