Bu sabah HISD'den gelen mesajda neden tüm çocuklara P-EBT verildiği açıklanıyor. Diğer bölgelerde sadece ücretsiz yemek alan çocuklar alabilirken HISD herkese ücretsiz yemek verdiği için herkes buna uygun olmuş oluyor. Metinde kalın harflerle yazılmış olan kısma bakabilirsiniz.
Bu arada 285 dolarlık ödemenin aylık olduğuna dair söylentiler vardı, yine bu mesajda "one-time benefit" diye belirtilmiş.
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Dear Parents:
As you know, the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is a one-time benefit for families who lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school closures.
The deadline to complete the application for the P-EBT benefit has been extended once again. HISD families now have until August 21 to complete the application online at yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT.
I urge HISD families to apply for the P-EBT benefit if they have not done so already.
The $1 billion benefit program was approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to help eligible families buy food during the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time benefit of up to $285 will be issued on an EBT card, which can be used as a debit card to assist families in buying food from any retailer that accepts the Texas Lone Star Card.
Eligible families include those with children up to 21 years old who were certified for free or reduced-price meals at a Texas school during the 2019-2020 school year, as well as those with children at schools that offer meals at no charge through the Community Eligibility Provision.
Because HISD provides free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision, all HISD students are eligible to receive P-EBT benefits. Foster youth, migrant youth, homeless youth, runaway youth, and Head Start participants are also eligible for P-EBT.
Families who received SNAP benefits for March 2020 and have children 5-18 years old as of May 17, 2020, do not need to apply for those children. These families received P-EBT benefits on their current Lone Star Card in May.
All other eligible families must apply online at yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT. This includes families who received SNAP benefits for March 2020 and have children under 5 and between 19 and 21.
Families will have one year from the date the benefits were issued to use the P-EBT food benefits, which are non-transferable.
For more information, please visit hhs.texas.gov/PEBT. If you need help filling out the P-EBT application, please contact 833-613-6220..
Sincerely,
