Summer EBT food benefits are here, redemption rate was 80% last year

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 1,015

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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Nevada families will once again receive a one-time payment of $120 per child this summer to help buy groceries during months when free or reduced school meals are not available.

The federal nutrition assistance program, known as Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT), will benefit more than 300,000 school-aged children in Nevada.

The Nevada Division of Social Services, which administers the food assistance program, said more than $36 million in benefits will be sent out this …

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