USDA to ban school lunch fees for low-income families

USDA to ban ‘junk fees’ for some student school lunch accounts
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USDA sets rule prohibiting processing fees on school lunches for low-income families
The USDA set a rule banning schools from charging processing fees on school lunch accounts for low-income families. The rule is set to take effect in 2027.
USDA to ban online transaction fees on school lunch payments for low-income families
A new federal rule will prohibit schools from charging transaction fees to low-income students when their families electronically deposit funds into their lunch accounts. The policy was announced Friday by the Agriculture Department,
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.
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 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.
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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