Created: April 08, 2021 07:15 AM
(ABC 6 NEWS) - Minnesota families are getting financial support from the federal government through Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Benefits also known as P-EBT.
If your child receives free or reduced during the school year you may have received a P-EBT card. These are funds that can be used for distance or hybrid students to purchase food that would normally be supplied at school. The cards were sent out this past week to about 385,000 Minnesota families. Whether or not you get the funds depends on what learning model your school is using.
"If you are fully distance learning that will be one rate. I think it starts at $130 a month. Then depending on how many days each week your school is in person or if it's hybrid then I think it goes down to $75," said Acting Assistant Commissioner of Children's and Family Services in the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Lisa Bayley.