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West Virginia nutrition program to offer benefits boost
May 19, 2021 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia women and children who participate in a nutrition program will receive a temporary benefit boost this summer for the purchase of additional fruits and vegetables, state health officials said.
The Women, Infants and Children program will increase the benefit amount to $35 per month for each eligible participant from July through September.
The current benefit is $9 per child, $11 for pregnant or postpartum women and $16.50 for mothers who breastfeed, the Bureau for Public Health’s office of nutrition services said in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offered the increase through $490 million from the American Rescue Plan.
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