This product was funded by USDA.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER
P-EBT is for families who meet at
least one of the following criteria:
Children up to 21 years old who are
certified for free or reduced-price
meals through the National School
Lunch Program at school in Texas
during the 2019-20 school year.
Children 5-18 years old who received
SNAP food benefits for the month of
March 2020.
Children who attend a school that
offers free meals to all students
through Community Eligibility
Provision (CEP) or Provision 2 (P2).
Families that did NOT receive SNAP benefits
for the month of March 2020 AND have children
who are certified for free or reduced-price
school meals or who attend a school that offers
free meals to all students through the National
School Lunch Program.
Families that received SNAP benefits for the
month of March 2020, with children under 5
and/or between the ages of 19 and 21 as of
March 17, 2020. These children must have been
approved for free or reduced-price school
meals or attend a school that offered free meals
to all students through the National School
Lunch Program.
Who does not need to submit an application?
Families that received SNAP benefits for the
month of March 2020 who have children ages
5-18 as of March 17, 2020 do not need to apply.
Benefits were loaded onto your existing SNAP
card at the end of May. No action is needed.
Who needs to complete
an online application?
See reverse for
details on how to apply
For more information, please visit
http://hhs.texas.gov/pebt.
For questions regarding eligibility
or if you need help applying,
contact the P-EBT Call Center at
833-613-6220 Monday through
Friday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.
Apply for
P-EBT
The deadline to apply for P-EBT food
benefits has been extended to August 21.
Please review the criteria to see if your family
is eligible and needs to apply for benefits.
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT)
is a one-time benefit for eligible families to
buy food.
Immigration status
does not matter
when applying for
P-EBT. The public
charge rule does
not apply to
P-EBT benefits.
Do you have questions
about P-EBT?
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Your school should have emailed you the
application link in early June. The application
will be open until August 21, 2020.
If you did not receive an application link or if
you need help filling out the P-EBT
application, please contact the P-EBT Call
Center at 833-613-6220 Monday through
Friday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.
If you get SNAP benefits and your child is
approved for P-EBT, Texas Health and
Human Services (HHS) will put funds on your
current Lone Star Card. If you do not
currently get SNAP benefits, HHS will mail
you a P-EBT card loaded with benefits.
How do I apply?
The application will ask for information about
each child and the parent that is applying. It is
important that you complete as much information
as possible.
The following information is required on the
application:
• Head of household’s first name
• Head of household’s last name
• Head of household’s date of birth
• Head of household’s sex
• Head of household’s mailing address
• Home phone
• Cell or daytime number
It is important to put a valid phone number
on the application because Texas Health and
Human Services staff may need to call to
approve the application.
• Child’s first name
• Child’s last name
• Child’s sex
• Child’s date of birth
• School District’s Name
• Type of school (public, private, charter,
or other)
What information do families need
to complete the application?
If a family thinks their child was incorrectly denied
P-EBT benefits, they need to contact HHS within
15 days of receiving their denial notice. They can
contact them through the P-EBT Call Center at
833-613-6220 or by email at:
[email protected].
Families must provide proof they received free to
reduced-price meals through the National School
Lunch Program, to get P-EBT benefits. To prove
the child is eligible for P-EBT, families can provide
a copy of the award letter that is sent to parents
when their children become eligible for the
National School Lunch Program. If they don’t
have the award letter, the child nutrition director
from their school should be able to provide you
with a copy. If the child goes to a CEP or P2
school where all students in the school
automatically participate in the National School
Lunch Program, families can provide a copy of a
student ID card or report card.
The following information is optional on the
application for each child:
• Child’s middle name
• Child’s Social Security
• School ID #
While this term can vary depending on your
school or district, it may be referred to as
Student ID or Local ID. You should be able to
find the number on your child’s report card, by
logging into the student or parent portal, or
by asking your child.
This product was funded by USDA.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER
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Do you believe you were incorrectly
denied for P-EBT benefits?
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Ready to fill out an application?
The application is open until
August 21, 2020. Eligible families
will receive the link to the P-EBT
application from their school.