Department Of Health And Human Services To Distribute P-EBT Benefits This Week
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS), Economic Assistance (EA) will be issuing Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to Nebraska households with school-age children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and children in child care during the 2022-2023 school year period.
P-EBT is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program designed to provide cash benefits on an EBT card to purchase food. Three P-EBT payments are available to children and families who qualify. The benefits are:
2022-2023 Children in Child Care P-EBT: Nebraska families are eligible for Children in Care P-EBT if:
All children under age six who are members of SNAP households from August 1, 2022 – May 11, 2023, are eligible to receive Children in Care P-EBT. A child may not receive the 2022-2023 school year P-EBT and Children in Care P-EBT for the same month.
Eligible children will receive $21 monthly for the fall semester (August 2022 – December 2022). The amount for the spring semester will be determined at a later date.
The issuance dates for Children in Child Care P-EBT are May 17, 2023, and July 20, 2023.
2023 Summer P-EBT: Nebraska families are eligible for 2023 Summer P-EBT if:
SNAP and non-SNAP school-age children are eligible for 2023 Summer P-EBT benefits if they were approved for free or reduced-price meals for the last month of school, May 2023.
Eligible children will receive a one-time payment of $120 for the 2023 summer period.
The issuance dates for 2023 Summer P-EBT are September 12, 2023, and September 14, 2023.
2022-2023 School Children P-EBT: Nebraska families are eligible for School Children P-EBT benefits if:
Students have been determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals by application or directly certified through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Medicaid eligibility for the 2022-2023 school year;
Students attend a school that has met the criteria for P-EBT eligibility by having a COVID-19 related absence, closure, or reduced attendance or hours for at least five consecutive days; and,
Students with an eligible COVID-19 absence from school and can provide verification if needed.
Eligible children will receive $25 monthly for one to five absent days, $82 monthly for six to 15 absent days, or $139 monthly for 16 or more absent days.
Students who enrolled in a fully virtual learning environment/academy or became homeschooled as of January 27, 2020, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency and qualify for free or reduced-priced meals as though they were still attending an NSLP participating school are eligible for 2022-2023 P-EBT benefits. Families with students attending a fully virtual learning environment/academy or homeschool must complete an application to determine their P-EBT eligibility. Applications must be submitted by June 22, 2023.
Eligible children will receive $139 monthly from August through April and $74 for May.
The issuance dates for School Children P-EBT are June 22, 2023, and August 15, 2023.
The issuance date for fully virtual and homeschooled P-EBT is August 15, 2023.