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Students’ P-EBT Cards Loaded with Nearly $400

The distribution of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits covering summer 2022 has begun.

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service approved the continuation of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program for Summer 2022.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will distribute a one-time lump sum payment of $391 to all students who were eligible for P-EBT benefits during the 2021 – 2022 school year and through July 31, 2022. Parents were able see their Summer P-EBT benefit reflected on the P-EBT Parent Portal on September 29, 2022.

Summer 2022 P-EBT Benefits are Available to:

Any student who received free or reduced-price meals in the 2021 – 2022 school year through one of the following is eligible for Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits:

  • National School Lunch Program, income application or direct certification,
  • Enrollment in a Community Eligibility Provision school, or
  • Enrollment in a school operating under Provision 2 or 3.

School-aged children determined eligible by July 31, 2022, will be issued Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits.

Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits will also be issued to children under six that live in a household that received SNAP food assistance benefits as of July 31, 2022.

If the child already has an active P-EBT card, benefits will be added to that card. If a new P-EBT card is needed, you may go online or call 1 (888) 997-9444. If the child has not received P-EBT before, a new EBT card will be mailed to their home based on address records at their school.

You may learn more information on the Summer 2022 P-EBT Program, and answers to frequently asked question.


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