“A lot of low-income households essentially saw transfer payments of 25 to 30% of their annual … income,” Fishback said of ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government introduced the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) The introduction of P-EBT underscores the adaptability of the EBT system in addressing emergent needs.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools ...

After turning down federal funding to extend a summer food assistance program last December over administrative costs, Gov.

State lawmakers on a budget subcommittee surprised child nutrition advocates by voting to eliminate a new federal food ...

The thefts of EBT benefits have been going on for years, but law enforcement had not mentioned it to members of the Kern County Board of Supervisors.