LINCOLN- Nebraska families have yet to claim as much as $6.6 million in grocery assistance that was issued last year as a part of the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, a program very similar to this summer's Summer EBT program, which drew the attention of Nebraska lawmakers.

Just days remain to tap into the funds before they are reverted back to the federal government. According to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, nearly $17 million in food aid benefits were issued since September of last year from the program. Around 140,000 Nebraska youth received $120 on an EBT card.

However, as of the end of April of this year, it was found that $6.6 million was yet to be accessed or spent, equating to roughly 55,000 youth having not used their cards. These cards are set to expire on June 14th. According to DHHS, families might not have claimed their funding due to a lack of awareness, EBT cards being sent to the wrong address, or because they simply chose not to participate.

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