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USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027

www.cbsnews.com USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027

Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that starting in 2027, students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals will no longer face “processing fees” when paying for school lunches.

Currently, cashless payment systems allow processing companies to charge families fees as high as $3.25 per transaction, disproportionately affecting low-income families.

This policy change aims to reduce costs for families under 185% of the federal poverty line.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized the need for universal free school meals to ensure equitable access to nutrition for all students.

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Bold of them to assume the school lunch program will exist at all by that time
- new federal ban incoming on providing free meals to public school students.
  they'd do that just to spit on that viral walz photo with the kids when he signed the state law that feeds minnesota's kids.

Sure it does.
Any piece of good news about what will happen involving the U.S. government in the next four years? Throw it out the fucking window.
- Out the window? Recoverable. Shredded to bits at the bottom of a dirty disposal, just like the constitution? That's where it'll go.
- Yes, I fear defenestration of various "problems" will become more and more commonplace here in the US now, sadly
- Four years hahahaha. Oh my poor child, try next several decades. Trump is going to fill up the courts with as many right wing lunatics he can his hands on. Hell maybe the whole government too.
  
  I meant 'in' as in 'within.'
- Maybe. Or they'll adopt it and take credit for it when it actually rolls out.

It will be eliminated in January. Glad I’m not having kids in this shithole country.

Oh I love when democrats enact laws that dont go into effect for several years. And then never.

School Lunch is COMMUNISM! Donald Trump will Let Our Kids STARVE which is EXACTLY why I voted for him!
-Republicans trying to Save The Children!
- "...because gas prices might come down 10 cents"

2025 new policy of punching poor kids in the face takes effect.

Project2025 has the plan in it to end all free and reduced price meals at public schools.

It'll be repealed by the end of January

When RFK is put in charge of school food programs, he'll remove all breakfast and lunch from schools and tell the electorate that it's saving money and that intermittent fasting is healthy for kids.

Sure it will

I do hope this program has a chance to stick around long enough to actually start.
I wouldn’t count on it.
- 100%. No chance.

So a child today suffering from this just has to wait several more years for it take effect?

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