Agency: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Action: Notice
Why it matters: USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announces the Income Eligibility Guidelines for free and reduced-price meals and free milk and Summer-EBT benefits from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. States and Indian Tribal Organizations that administer Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program use these guidelines. FNS uses the annual Federal poverty guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. These guidelines take effect on July 1, 2025.