Plan would require foster children to shop for clothing in thrift stores

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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

Wow - they are trying to regulate $60 clothing allowance per child?

Not really. The current program combines the $60 with all of the other benefits/allowances on a single EBT card so technically a foster parent could spend that $60 on food or other expenses. This proposed change would set aside $80 a year that would only be allowed to be spent on cheap clothing.