Who gets P-EBT benefits and how do families access them.
By the end of May, the P-EBT benefits may be added to the account on which the child is active. If the child was unable to be matched to his or her active SNAP account, you will be sent a P-EBT card in the child’s name. If the child is not a current SNAP recipient: By mid-June you should receive a preloaded P-EBT card in the mail. The card.

California Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) EBT is the system used in California for the delivery, redemption, and reconciliation of public assistance benefits, such as CalFresh or SNAP benefits, California Food Assistance Program benefits, and cash aid benefits. EBT is used here in California, and is also used in the other 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is a one-time food benefit for families who lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school closures. Eligible P-EBT families will receive application instructions from schools in late May. The P-EBT application will open the first week of June.

P-EBT eligible families who are not already receiving FNS benefits will receive an EBT card in the mail in mid to late May, as long as their mailing address on file with their school is up to date.

All P-EBT benefits will be delivered on an EBT card. P-EBT only recipients will receive a different style EBT card. This EBT card will be white and will function exactly the same as the regular LINK EBT card, just a different design. The EBT contractor will send the LINK Brochure (Form 9203) along with the LINK card to eligible new households. The brochure provides the customer with the.

P-EBT, can help parents with children 5-18 years old who received SNAP food benefits for the month of March 2020 and children up to 21 years old who are certified for free or reduced-price meals.

These families will receive P-EBT benefits on their current Lone Star Card by May 22. Families with children up to 21 years old who are certified to receive free or reduced-price meals during the 2019-20 school year need to apply for P-EBT. (This includes families who received SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020 and have children under 5.