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P-EBT Pandemic Benefits

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Eric Friedlander, secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, spoke Tuesday about the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program.

Since late May, Kentucky families with students who normally receive free or reduced-cost meals at school have been eligible for financial assistance to replace those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) P-EBT program, part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

"About 173,000 students in Kentucky's public and private schools have been approved for these benefits," Secretary Friedlander said. "They've received a preloaded P-EBT card, and cardholders have been able to shop for food at local groceries, Amazon.com and Walmart.com."

However, Secretary Friedlander said more than 115,000 eligible Kentucky households have not applied for the P-EBT benefits they deserve.

Secretary Friedlander said the deadline to apply for the P-EBT program is Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at benefind.ky.gov.

"There is no cost to the recipient, and families who receive P-EBT benefits will not have to pay back the benefits," Secretary Friedlander said. "These benefits are not taxable."




This story was posted on 2020-08-25 18:45:30
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