Important Update for P-EBT Food Benefits Covering the 2020-21 School Year

New York State continues to distribute Pandemic EBT food benefits to all households with eligible children who receive free school lunch under the National School Lunch Act. Here are important updates to the distribution as of Tuesday, July 05, 2022:

• ATTENTION: OTDA has received reports of P-EBT recipients receiving unsolicited text messages prompting them to call a phone number or follow a link that then asks for personal information. If you are contacted in this way, please do not reply, or provide any personal information. P-EBT recipients should never share personal information unless contacting the agency directly.
• OTDA continues to distribute Summer 2021 P-EBT food benefits to eligible students. Each eligible student will receive $375 in Summer 2021 P-EBT food benefits.
• Nearly all eligible children throughout the state, who had their in-person attendance reduced during the 2020-21 school year due to the pandemic have been issued their P-EBT food benefits.
• You can check your family's P-EBT food benefit transaction history by visiting www.connectebt.com or by calling 1-888-328-6399. For other P-EBT related questions, please call the P-EBT Food Benefits Helpline at 1-833-452-0096.