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Article: Clothing vouchers for children to increase by $50 this year
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- June 11, 1999
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Poor children will get an extra $50 for clothing this fall, Gov.
Cecil Underwood announced today.
The state's clothing voucher for poor children will increase to
$150 this August, Underwood said. The voucher had remained at $100
since the mid-1980s, according to state officials.
Poor, school-age children may use the vouchers to buy pants,
shirts, dresses, coats and other clothing items from participating
stores. The vouchers work like food stamps and are not redeemable
for cash.
Last year, Underwood expanded the program to include not only
children eligible for welfare, but also children whose families earn
incomes matching the federal poverty level.
"The school clothing vouchers offer ...