Phase 2 of the state’s SUN Bucks program begins this week. It’s a program that provides a one-time payment of 120-dollars to low-income families who can use the money to help pay for groceries when children are out of school for the summer months. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says EBT cards will be sent in waves over the next few weeks…
“We’re issuing $120 per child and this is not a reoccurring payment. This is a $120 to a new population of students.”
Phase 2 recipients include children who have Medicaid insurance, or are part of the FITAP or Kinship Care Subsidy Program.
“In Phase 2 we are also doing any child that was on a nation school lunch program and in school age they will also be issued out Phase 2 benefits.”
75-thousand EBT cards will go out each week and children will receive a one-time payment of $120. Jenkins says the clock starts as soon as the SUN Bucks are issued…
“You have 122 days from issuance to make purchases or the benefits will be expunged.”
Phase 2 of SUN Bucks will issue close to $38 million in benefits to more than 320 thousand children around the state.
Phase 3 application period for children not automatically certified in Phases 1 and 2 will open in late August.
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