P-EBT Application is Open

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) provides food benefits to families with enrolled students (up to 21 years of age) who temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals for the 2020–2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Department of Agriculture, and Texas Health and Human Services request that schools attempt to contact eligible families now, as the P-EBT application opens June 2, 2021.

To apply, go to yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT (application link is case-sensitive). The application opens June 2. Deadline to apply is Aug. 13, 2021.

Who is Eligible?

• Students who are certified for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

• Students who attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) or Provision 2 (P2) school that offers free meals to all students.

• Children born after Aug. 1, 2014, in families who received SNAP benefits for at least one month between October 2020 and June 2021.

Who Needs to Apply?

• A parent/guardian must apply if eligible student is:

  • Enrolled in K-12 and NOT part of a family who received SNAP benefits for at least one month between August 2020 and June 2021.

  • Born on or before Aug. 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP benefits for the first time during the 2020–2021 school year in May or June 2021.

• A parent/guardian does not have to apply if eligible student or child is:

  • Born on or before Aug. 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP benefits for at least one month between August 2020 and April 2021.

  • Born after Aug. 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP benefits for at least one month between October 2020 and June 2021.