Virginia is resuming payments to around 650,000 food insecure students after putting the benefits on haitus for 6 months. . Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer payments will go out on the 25th of each month through the end of the school year. Retroactive benefits go out today to eligible households meeting federal guidelines which expanded program eligibility to more than 135,000 kids learning in a hybrid format. Households which are now eligible have been identified by the Virginia Department of Education.