Contact (media only):
Ilana Lewis, (402) 314-9172
Non-members of the media with questions about SNAP or P-EBT please contact 1-800-383-4278 or email DHHS.NebraskaPEBT@Nebraska.Gov
Lincoln – The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services (CFS), Economic Assistance (EA) will be issuing Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to Nebraska households this week for school-age children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals during the 2022-2023 school year period.
P-EBT is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program designed to provide cash benefits on an EBT card to purchase food.
Nebraska families are eligible for School Children P-EBT benefits if:
- Students with an eligible COVID-19 absence from school can provide verification if needed; AND
- Students have been determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals by application or directly certified through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Medicaid eligibility for the 2022-2023 school year; OR
- Students attend a school that has met the criteria for P-EBT eligibility by having a COVID-19-related absence, closure, or reduced attendance or hours for at least 5 consecutive days.
Eligible children will receive $25 monthly for 1 to 5 absent days, $82 monthly for 6 to 15 absent days, or $139 monthly for 16 or more absent days.
The issuance dates for School Children P-EBT are June 22, 2023, and August 15, 2023.
The issuance date for fully virtual and homeschooled P-EBT is August 15, 2023.
Families with questions about P-EBT can contact DHHS.NebraskaPEBT@nebraska.gov or call 1-800-383-4278. Please include the following information in the email: the parent's name, Master Case Number, address, email address, phone number, child's name, and child's date of birth.