School lunches cost low-income families 10x

No More School Lunch Fees for Low-Income Families, USDA Says
The policy, announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Nov. 1 , aims to lower costs for those who make roughly $57,720 or less as a family of four. Officials estimate that the decision will benefit more than 1 million students who receive reduced-price meals served through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Program.
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.
USDA bans school lunch fees for low-income families
For families with lower incomes who can’t afford to load large sums in one go, processing fees can arrive weekly or even more frequently, increasing costs disproportionately.
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.
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.
U.S. Department of Agriculture bans school lunch fees for low-income families
The decision by the USDA follows a CFPB report that found online school meal payments predominantly affect low-income families.
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