HARTFORD, Conn — Thousands of school-aged children in Connecticut will receive a cash benefit from the Connecticut Dept. of Social Services over the weekend, just in time for back-to-school shopping.
The one-time cash benefit will provide $55 to each of the 7,500 eligible 5 to 17-year-old kids who were enrolled in the Temporary Family Assistance program in May 2023.
The payments will include 4-year-olds who turned 5 by May 31 and 17-year-olds who turned 18 by May 2.
The funding will be distributed to EBT cards on Saturday, Aug. 19, the day before Tax-Free Week starts. Tax-Free Week runs from Sunday, Aug. 20 to Saturday, Aug. 26.
Funding for this round of benefits came from a federal Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funds distribution.
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