Texas Families Have an Extentions to Apply For Food Aid to Make Up For School Meals

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More than 20% of the 3.6 million  Texas families of eligible school children across the state have yet to apply for federal aid under the Pandemic EBT program.  This is definitely not a handout, this program simply fills the gap that was created when schools shut down so rapidly in the spring.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he has extended the deadline to apply for the Pandemic EBT card, which pays $285 for each student who received free and reduced-price meals, to Aug. 21.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) provides eligible families with a one-time payment for each child who previously received free or reduced-price meals. P-EBT works the same way Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits do and will help families get the food they need during the current pandemic. P-EBT will be administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Education Agency. The application for P-EBT will be open until August 21, 2020.

Nearly 800,000 eligible Texas children who have yet to apply for the federal program.

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