New York schoolchildren will receive money from the city for food: amount and conditions

Over the next few months, each student in a New York school will receive $ 421 each in food. Moreover, no statements or documents are required. This assistance does not affect other benefits and does not prevent student families from accessing products from other places, such as food distribution centers at schools. This is stated on the website. East new york.

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The guide, called Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT), is part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Students who are members of SNAP (Food Stamp), Community Assistance (PA), or Medicaid will be automatically credited to their card to receive these benefits.

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Those who do not receive help on any of these programs will be given a new card, which will be credited $ 421. This money can be used to buy food at any retail grocery store that accepts SNAP / EBT.

The goal of the program is to help families with food expenses when schools are closed due to COVID-19. Since all students are provided with free school meals at public schools in New York, all students are eligible for additional financial support for the food they lost due to the pandemic.

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