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DHS highlights SNAP education spending, Sun Bucks summer benefits and plans for chip EBT cards
Summary
At a budget hearing, DHS told lawmakers it invested $29 million in SNAP nutrition education in FY23 and that Sun Bucks—100% federally funded—helped households of about 1.2 million children last summer; officials said a chip‑enabled EBT card is desirable but would carry an estimated state cost of about $7 million.
HARRISBURG — Department of Human Services officials answered lawmakers— questions about SNAP programming, the Sun Bucks summer benefit and protections against EBT theft.
Secretary Acush told the committee that DHS "voluntarily opt[s] in to a Federal opportunity to provide education" and that in fiscal year 2023 the department "invested really $29,000,000 of Federal funds to educate SNAP recipients."…
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