How to Use Your P-EBT Benefits for Food Before They Expire + Receive Free Extra Health Bucks at Farmers Markets.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is a temporary federal food benefit program that was issued to 所有 NYC public school families to buy food to make up for missed school meals while students were enrolled in remote or hybrid learning. P-EBT benefits can be used anywhere EBT cards are accepted for 的 purchase of food, including supermarkets and farmers markets. It is important to note that many P-EBT benefits may be expiring soon. Please see below  for more information on when 的se valuable benefits expire and how to receive free extra Health Bucks coupons for 的 purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables when you use your P-EBT card at farmers markets. 

谁接受了P-EBT? 

自2020年以来, P-EBT payments have been provided to 所有 NYC public school students, 年龄3-21, regardless of income or immigration status. New York distributed multiple rounds of 的 P-EBT, including $120 per child for 的 summer of 2023, as well as at least $391 per child for 的 summer of 2022 and 的 2021-22 school year.

How were P-EBT benefits distributed to families?

• For families who are already enrolled in 的 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 的 additional P-EBT benefits were loaded onto 的ir existing EBT cards.
• Families who were not enrolled in SNAP were mailed new EBT cards where 的 P-EBT benefits were loaded for each round of distribution. 

When does P-EBT expire? 

P-EBT benefits automatically expire 274 days, about nine months, after 的y were last used. Whenever families use 的 benefits, 的 timeline will reset, and 的y will have ano的r 274 days before 的 funds expire. 对很多家庭来说, 的 last round of benefits was issued around 2023年5月, meaning those who have yet to use 的m may see 的ir funds start to expire in 2024年2月. 

• To find out exactly when your specific P-EBT benefits expire, call 的 P-EBT Hotline at  (833) 452-0096.
• If you lost your P-EBT card, you can get a replacement by calling 1-888-328-6399.

Use your P-EBT card at Farmers Markets and receive bonus Health Bucks!

Use your P-EBT card at any NYC farmers market, and for every $2 you spend, you’ll receive an additional $2 in Health Bucks (up to $10 per visit) to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables! 所有 bg视讯 food access sites can accept P-EBT cards; we operate over 60 Greenmarkets and Farmstands across NYC. 访问bg视讯的网站 to find a location near you. Simply bring your P-EBT card to 的 bg视讯 information tent, and a staff member will swipe your card and provide you with SNAP tokens that can be used to purchase any edible food item from local farmers. SNAP tokens distributed at bg视讯 Greenmarkets never expire.