SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico families will receive more than $45 million in additional foodbenefits, enough to feed almost 244,000 vulnerable children, following federal approvalof the state’s amended Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for August andSeptember according to a news release. The benefit will be added to existing P-EBT cards by early October.
“The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program is an important way to ensure that childrenwill get the nutrition they need, especially when students are studying remotely during theCOVID-19 pandemic,” said Human Services Sec. Dr. David R. Scrase, in the same news release “We are working hard with the Public Education Department to get these benefits out to families as quickly as possible.”
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