USDA To Ban School Meal Processing Fees In 2027
Families in some US districts are now loading money onto school meal accounts without paying previous fees that cost up to 60 cents per dollar. This change follows a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report indicating families paid over $100 million annually in such junk fees. The report highlighted the financial burden these fees placed on households. Schools must also limit added sugars in items such as breakfast cereals, yogurt, and flavored milk.
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NBC News Radio
“Some families loading money onto school meal accounts fees that previously cost families up to 60 cents per dollar in some districts. The change follows a consumer financial protection bureau report showing families paid over $100 million annually in these junk fees.”
NBC News Radio
“beginning in 2027 the USDA will ban processing fees for low-income families loading money onto school meal accounts fees that previously cost families up to 60 cents per dollar”
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