Your Family May be Eligible for P-EBT Benefits, up to $1200 per child/student!
P-EBT (Pandemic EBT) is a federal program that offers food benefits for eligible students/children in response to COVID-19 school closures. P-EBT 2.0 was issued for closures during the 2020-2021 school year. 32,500 students and children in San Diego County did not activate or use their P-EBT benefits, which are being reissued NOW. The average benefit amount per student is $1,192.
Families must call the state’s P-EBT 2.0 Helpline at 1-800-887-8230 to request a new card before August 1, 2023.
The P-EBT 2.0 Helpline is open from 6am-8pm Monday to Friday.
Families must have this information ready for each child when they call:
- First and last name of the student/child
- Date of birth of the student/child, and
- The address where the student/child lived at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. At least a partial address (street name) is required for the card to be reissued. Helpline staff may be able to find the record with a partial address, otherwise a card cannot be reissued.