The following deductions are allowed for all households:
Beginning March 4, 2022, retroactive P-EBT benefits will be added onto cards for eligible children who missed benefits during the 2020-2021 school year. This will directly impact students who filled out a free or reduced-price meal application later in the year.
Yes, you should keep your card in case your child qualifies for future P-EBT program benefits. Your card will be reloaded as long as the program continues, and your child qualifies.
P-EBT benefits for the current school year will start to be issued in mid to late June, 2022. If you require a replacement card you can request one through the new P-EBT Parent Portal.
More P-EBT funds were issued to families for the 2020-2021 school year, and more are being made available for the 2021-2022 school year.
P-EBT has been extended through September 2022 and families with children who are participating in remote learning or attend schools that have had to close due to COVID-19 outbreak may be eligible for P-EBT.
All eligible children will receive a standard summer P-EBT benefit of $375, which will be reloaded on existing P-EBT 2.0 cards in December 2021.
This means that Stage 1 benefits for the 2020-2021 school year have begun being removed from cards. DHS will be reissuing these benefits automatically at the end of November or early in December back onto the cards. Parents do NOT need to report this issue to have the benefits reloaded onto their cards.
Pennsylvania Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will continue to get an extra monthly emergency payment through August 2022.
These households will get an additional $95 in SNAP every month starting in May....For Oct. 1, 2021 – Aug. 31, 2022 (includes recent SNAP increases)Household SizeMaximum Benefit8$1,504Each additional member$1887 more rows•Jul 2, 2022
FNS has approved additional issuances through May 2021, but with some modifications. For April, a SNAP household will receive an extra benefit in the amount needed to bring them up to the maximum or for 50 percent of the maximum benefit, whichever is more.
If they couldn't match your child's school information to your SNAP case, you will be mailed a P-EBT card. You can check your EBT balance by calling 1-888-EBT-PENN or using the MyCOMPASS PA app on your smartphone. The state will send new P-EBT cards to all other families who qualify.
All cards issued since February, 2021 and after are still active for the 2021/2022 school year and will be reloaded if your child is eligible for benefits in the 2021/2022 school year. There is no need to request a new card for current or future benefits.
The Parent Portal is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is mobile-friendly. You (parents) can log in to the Parent Portal using your ACCESS account user ID and password . The Parent Portal is updated immediately when changes are made to an authorization, so your information is always current. View your child care authorizations.
You can even view up to three months of subsidy amounts. Request a new authorization, end an authorization, or make changes to a current one if your schedule changes, or if you need to change child care providers. If there is an error with your child’s authorization, contact your local agency immediately or submit a Parent Portal request ...
You (parents) can log in to the Parent Portal using your ACCESS account user ID and password . The Parent Portal is updated immediately when changes are made to an authorization, so your information is always current. Confirm the correct provider and location is listed.
To check the balance on the card, simply call the EBT Hotline number again and any time after the card has been activated, you will get an automated list of options, including options to check the balance of the card, hear the last ten transactions on the card, change your PIN, or dispute charges.
The P-EBT benefits will remain in the SNAP account for nine months after the account is no longer used. For example, if the benefits are loaded in May and never used, they will be removed in February. But if a portion of those benefits are used in July, then the balance will remain on the card until April.
Once you receive the P-EBT card, you will need to activate it by calling the P-EBT hotline on the back of the card. You will be asked to enter the full number on the front of the card. Then you will be asked to enter the last four digits of your social security number.
If you have not received your card (s) by July 15, please call the resource line or complete the online inquiry form. Once you have used the Stage 1 benefits on the card, keep the card available because it will be re-used for additional benefits for which your child qualifies. . .
To create your account, you'll be asked to enter your full social security number but will need to use 000-00 as the first five numbers and then the last four digits of your zip code as the last four numbers and then use the child's date of birth.
Instead of the last four digits of your social security number, you will need to enter the last four digits of your five digit zip code. You will then be asked to enter your date of birth. Instead, enter the date of birth of the child whose name is on the card.
The maximum daily rate for P-EBT is $6.82. This means that the monthly amount from September through May is $136.40 for a fully virtual student. For September through February, the monthly amount for a student attending some days in person and some days virtual will be $88.66.