Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news
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Oregonian who receive EBT food benefits, also known as food stamps, should see extra money on their cards today if they have young children, the state Department of Human Services announced.
The state got approval to issue $43 million more in food benefits to families who received food stamps anytime between Sept. 1, 2022 and May 11, 2023, and had children 5 or younger during that time. The money will go toward families of 99,000 young Oregon children.
Families will get an extra $67 per child under 5 per month between September 2022 and April 2023 where they received food benefits, and $30 for May 2023. A family who received benefits during the entire period will see an extra $566.
Families who still receive food stamps will see the money loaded automatically onto their card. Families who no longer receive benefits will have a new card mailed to them, the department said.
People with questions about their benefits can call the state’s pandemic EBT hotline at (844) 673-7328.
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