Name: Oregon agency sent pandemic EBT cards to thousands of ineligible families, again
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Oregon agency sent pandemic EBT cards to thousands of ineligible families, again

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Last month, Oregon DHS supplied cards for a total of $1.46 million to 3,700 kids who did not qualify for the aid program. They recovered about $1.32 million once they realized the error, which the agency said was caused by a contracted company — the second time the same error has occurred. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/oregon-dhs-sent-out-ebt-cards-ineligible-children/283-972a7132-0ba2-40ea-afde-55df82d7d2a2 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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local news politics state the-story snap benefits food stamps ebt benefits pandemic ebt cards Oregon Department of Human Services oregon dhs mistake oregon dhs food stamps p ebt oregon oregon ebt

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