Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) provides food benefits to families with enrolled
students (up to 21 years of age) who temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school
meals for the 2020–2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To apply, go to yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT. The application window opens June 2, the deadline to apply is August 26, 2021.
Who is Eligible?
• Students who are certified for free or reduced-price meals through the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP).
• Students who attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) or Provision 2 (P2) school
that offers free meals to all students.
• Children born after August 1, 2014, in families who received Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for at least one month between October 2020 and
June 2021.
Who Needs to Apply?
• A parent/guardian must apply if the eligible student is:
o Enrolled in K-12 and NOT part of a family who received SNAP benefits for at
least one month between August 2020 and June 2021.
o Born on or before August 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP
benefits for the first time during the 2020–2021 school year in May or June
2021.
• A parent/guardian does not have to apply if eligible student or child is:
o Born on or before August 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP
benefits for at least one month between August 2020 and April 2021.
o Born after August 1, 2014, and is part of a family who received SNAP benefits
for at least one month between October 2020 and June 2021.