P-EBT Card Update
The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program provides financial support directly to families for children who would have received free- or reduced-price meals at school if they had not been required to learn virtually during the 2020-21 school year. The benefit cards are issued by the state Department of Human Services using data provided by the state Department of Education. Additional information is available here: Frequently Asked Questions for School Leaders Frequently Asked Questions for Families Recently, many of the cards have been mistakenly sent to ineligible students who did not attend a qualifying school, did not qualify for free- or reduced-price meals based on their income or did not complete a free- or reduced-price meal application during the eligible school year. If a family has received or does receive a card in error, state officials have instructed that the benefit should not be spent and the card should be destroyed. The OSSBA Communications Team
