American families that live in States offering SUN bucks for SNAP families with school-aged kids will soon get 120 dollars per child. The thing is, this money is meant to buy food.
Therefore, there is a full list of eligible items and another list of items that are not eligible. In this way, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service makes sure that these families on both SNAP and SUN Bucks make the most of it.
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What can SNAP recipients on SUN Bucks buy with Summer EBT?
According to the Food and Nutrition Service, there are several things that you can buy with SUN Bucks. First of all, you can buy fruits and vegetables. Secondly, you can purchase fish, meat, and poultry.
USDA confirms that families on SNAP and on SUN Bucks can buy non-alcoholic drinks and snack foods. Bear in mind that Summer EBT can give you up to 120 dollars per child, so you can buy a few meals with that money.
Other eligible items for both SNAP and SUN Bucks are breads and cereals. Of course, you can also buy dairy products. The FNS also has a list of items you cannot buy using SUN Bucks or Summer EBT money.
What can’t you buy with SUN Bucks or SNAP benefits?
Although you may need to buy hot foods sometimes, they are not eligible. So, you can’t buy hot meals with SUN Bucks. However, there are mot items that you cannot buy with Summer EBT.
Families who have pets should know that pet foods are not eligible items. If you would like to buy household supplies or cleaning products, you will need to use your personal credit or debit card, they are not eligible either.
Just like for SNAP benefits, you cannot buy medicine or personal hygiene items. But where can you use SUN Bucks? As a matter of fact, farmer markets, convenience stores, grocery stores and online retailers accept Summer EBT or SUN Bucks. In general, they are the same places as for SNAP or WIC.