Extra Food Benefits Will Be Issued Next Month

West Virginia families with eligible school-age children will receive funding from the federal government for groceries this summer. One-time benefits of $375 are expected to be issued for each eligible child by mid-July. The state Department of Education said the benefits will be loaded onto existing pandemic electronic benefits transfer cards that were issued during the 2020-21 school year. The state expects to issue $83.4 million to more than 222,000 schoolchildren and $13.3 million to 35,000 kids enrolled in SNAP this summer. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.