USDA to ban school lunch fees for low-income families

USDA to ban ‘junk fees’ for some student school lunch accounts
A new USDA rule aims to cut “junk fees” when you add money to your child’s lunch account. The rule will ban schools from charging those fees to families that qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch.
USDA bans school lunch fees for low-income families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027.
U.S. Department of Agriculture bans school lunch fees for low-income families
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027. School districts currently work with processing companies to offer cashless ...
USDA eliminates fees for low-income students’ school meals
Starting in 2027, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they will end processing fees for free and reduced-price school meals.
School lunches cost low-income families 10x as much. So the USDA banned processing fees.
Processing fees for cashless payments for school lunches disproportionately affected low-income families across the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said those fees will be waived starting in 2027.
USDA to eliminate school lunch fees for low-income families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027.
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