Additional food stamp benefit coming for West Virginia children

Eligible children in West Virginia will be able to receive a one-time additional benefit of $375 in food stamps this summer after the state got approval from the United States Department of Agriculture.

In mid-July, the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer will be added to existing P-EBT cards provided in the 2020-2021 program year. The state expects it will go to about 222,395 school children and 35,463 SNAP-enrolled children, costing the state $83.4 million and $13.3 million respectively.