The Department of Human Services said people who received the cards and spent the money won’t have to pay it back.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) said it accidentally sent out thousands of Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food cards to students who should not have been eligible for them.
DHS said it recovered about $1.32 million of the $1.46 million in funds that were mistakenly sent out.
As part of a temporary program to help children impacted by the pandemic, DHS sent out P-EBT cards to families with children, with each eligible child receiving $391 in food benefits. Those
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