Received SNAP/Basic Food benefits between Sept.Who can receive P-EBT for Children under age 6? We estimate over 700,000 school-aged children may be eligible for Summer P-EBT.Issuance of Summer P-EBT benefits will begin in July 2023 and continue through Sept.A one-time, lump sum of $120 in Summer P-EBT benefits for each eligible child.School-aged children not eligible for free or reduced-price meals.School-aged children who left a participating school prior to June 2023.School-aged children enrolled in online academics, home school or private schools if they do not participate in the NSLP program.Children under the age of 6 (although these children may qualify for benefits under Children Under 6 P-EBT).All students enrolled in schools that participate in the Community Eligibility provision.This includes 2023 high school graduates. School-aged children who were actively enrolled in a Washington state school participating in the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program in June 2023 and eligible for free or reduced-price meals.This is the final school year for P-EBT due to the Public Health Emergency expiring May 11, 2023. Qualifications for each program are listed below. Since federal rules have changed, the P-EBT Summer and Children Under 6 plans will assist different groups of children separately. Great news! USDA approved Washington’s Summer and Children Under 6 P-EBT plans, and we have begun issuing benefits. Each year, DSHS worked with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to build a plan that serves families. To provide P-EBT benefits, each state must submit a plan to USDA for approval.
Over the last three years, P-EBT has evolved as federal rules for the program changed. Each school year since March 2020, USDA Food and Nutrition Service approved Washington state to provide P-EBT benefits to eligible children. P-EBT benefits have helped Washington families buy food since the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic EBT or P-EBT is a temporary program that provides additional food benefits (separate from SNAP) to children who had limited onsite meals at their school or child care center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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