The Summer EBT program included in the spending package represents 'a historic investment in the nutrition, education, and well-being' of millions of children—but it comes with a 'troubling' trade-off.
The proposed Summer EBT program would be"a historic investment in the nutrition, education, and well-being" of millions of children, but it comes with a"troubling" trade-off, said policy analysts.Anti-hunger advocates and economists are lauding the permanent food assistance program for children in summer months—included in the $1.
The Summer EBT program represents"a historic investment in the nutrition, education, and well-being" of millions of children, wrote Zoe Neuberger and Katie Bergh, senior policy analysts at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. But a trade-off included in the spending package, cutting off pandemic-era increases to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits—often called food stamps—is"troubling," added Neuberger and Bergh.
If the spending package passes, families who have benefited from boosted SNAP benefits will lose an average of $82 per person, per month.
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