Second round of pandemic EBT benefits coming to eligible La. children Department of Children and Family Services (Source: DCFS) By Nicole Mumphrey | May 11, 2021 at 10:51 AM CDT - Updated May 11 at 10:53 AM
BATON ROUGE (WVUE) -The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has received federal approval to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible families.
P-EBT benefits will start rolling out in the summer to qualifying households with children in grades K-12 (including pre-K students in public and some private schools). The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved the State’s plan on April 22, 2021.
Louisiana Kids Eligible For Second Round of Pandemic EBT Benefits
A second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Benefits are on the way to eligible families in Louisiana thanks to federal approval.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received approval from the Biden Administration to begin the process of sending out P-EBT benefits to eligible families in Louisiana beginning this summer.
Louisiana families that have children in grades Pre-K to 12 and already qualify for free or reduced lunches through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program and their schools were closed or they went fully virtual/hybrid learning are eligible for the P-EBT benefits.
DCFS: Second Round of Pandemic EBT benefits coming to eligible Louisiana children
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) says it has received federal approval to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible Louisiana families.
P-EBT benefits will start rolling out in the summer to qualifying households with children in grades K-12 (including pre-K students in public and some private schools).
DCFS says that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved the stateâs plan on April 22, 2021.
Students are eligible to receive P-EBT if they would normally receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, but havenât been receiving those meals during the 2020-21 school year because their school is closed or they are on a fully virtual or hybrid learning schedule due to the COVID-1
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