South Carolina declines federal summer EBT program aimed at aiding low-income families
South Carolina has turned down a new federal EBT program that would provide additional help to low-income families while school is out of session.
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold.
South Carolina has turned down a new federal EBT program that would provide additional help to low-income families while school is out of session.