Pandemic-PBT - (P-EBT)
P-EBT is a one-time benefit for families that have lost access to free or reduced-price meals because of closures related to COVID-19. P-EBT is for children 5-18 years old who received SNAP food benefits for the month of March 2020 and children up to 21 years old who are certified for free or reduced-price meals at school in Texas during the 2019-20 school year. A total of is $285 per eligible child. This amount is based on the average number of days schools are closed for the remainder of the school year.
Families who received SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020 and have children 5-18 years old as of May 17, 2020, do not need to apply for those children. These families will receive P-EBT benefits on their current Lone Star Card by May 22.
Families with children up to 21 years old who are certified to receive free or reduced-price meals during the 2019-20 school year need to apply for P-EBT. (This includes families who received SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020 and have children under 5 and between 19 and 21.) Your school district will send you a link to an online application by the first week of June. Once HHSC receives the application and verifies your eligibility with the school list, you will receive a Texas P-EBT card in the mail that includes P-EBT funds.
Deadline to apply has been extended to July 31, 2020
Click on the links below for more information.
P-EBT - English
P-EBT - Spanish
Call the P-EBT call center at 833-613-6220.
P-EBT Application
https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT
