Pandemic-EBT: Food Benefits for Families

P-EBT Benefits for the 2020-21 School Year

• All families should be sure their child’s school has their correct mailing address on file. Ensuring schools have accurate, up-to-date information can help avoid delays in issuing P-EBT benefits.
• Be sure to keep your P-EBT card if you received one during the first round of P-EBT.
• Students who are newly eligible for free and reduced-price meals must fill out a school meals application and return it to your child’s school to be eligible for P-EBT benefits. This includes those who:
  • Did not receive P-EBT last school year, but their household income is at or below the income limits for free or reduced price school meals.
  • Are new to the school district, including kindergarten students; prekindergarten students, if receiving school lunch through the National School Lunch Program; and students who have moved to the area.
  • Have experienced job or income loss at any point in the school year.
• Families do not need to submit a new school meal application if:
  • They received P-EBT for last school year.
  • Their child received free or reduced-price school meals in the 2019-2020 school year.
  • Their child attends a school using the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to offer free meals to all students.
  • One or more people in your household receives benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

For more details, please visit NYS P-EBT webpage. If you have specific questions, please contact: info@hungersolutionsny.org

P-EBT benefits will be issued automatically by the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (NYSOTDA).