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“It has meant everything”: How P-EBT Helped Families in Michigan

“It has meant everything”: How P-EBT Helped Families in Michigan
2020
New America
Author(s): 
Cassandra Robertson, Stacy McLoughlin Taylor
“It has meant everything”: How P-EBT Helped Families in Michigan
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
P-EBT
COVID-19 Assistance
Level of Government
State/Provincial
Location
Michigan
Format
Report
Case Study

This report explores Michigan’s implementation of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Drawing on interviews from individuals within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and input from SNAP participants via surveys distributed using the Fresh EBT app, this report provides insights into the strategies that enabled Michigan to roll out an entirely new program quickly and effectively.