Hold onto your P-EBT card because more benefits have arrived August 31, 2023, from Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).
Eligible children will receive a letter in the mail and benefits will be added onto the P-EBT card from the last issuance. Newly eligible students will receive new cards.
If you have questions or need a replacement card, please contact the P-EBT Call Center at 844-ORE-PEBT (844-673-7328) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time).
See FAQs below and Learn more at PEBT.oregon.gov
Watch this video from Food Stamps Now (not a DHS website)
P-EBT Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about P-EBT benefits? Get answers below.
- P-EBT is available to all school children eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals or who attended a Community Eligible Provision (CEP) school in May of 2023.
- P-EBT is also available to children enrolled in a participating NSLP school in May of 2023 and who received SNAP, TANF or foster care between June and August 2023.
- Families may still apply for NSLP. Approved applications will be used for:
- Summer 2023 P-EBT, and
- School Year 2023-24 NSLP meals
Not all children eligible for P-EBT in the past will be eligible for this P-EBT issuance.
Only school children enrolled in a participating NSLP or CEP school who received free or reduced-price meals in May of 2023 or received SNAP, TANF or foster care between June and August 2023 are eligible for these P-EBT benefits.
Eligible children will receive a letter addressed to them in the mail followed by the arrival of their benefits. Benefits will be added onto existing P-EBT cards from the last time P-EBT benefits were distributed. The last benefit was distributed this spring.
Eligible children who did not receive benefits in the past will receive a new card in the mail for this issuance. Upon receiving the letter in the mail, you can expect the new card to arrive in two to four weeks.
Students who attend online school are not eligible. To be eligible for P-EBT, children must have been eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals in May of 2023 or attended a Community Eligible Provision (CEP) school. Online (virtual) schools or academies are not eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program.
Children under the age of 6 may be eligible for these P-EBT benefits if they are not receiving SNAP and:
- They attended a school participating in the NSLP as of May 2023
- They are eligible for federal free/reduced price meals or attended a CEP or Provision 2 school
Children can no longer receive SNAP and P-EBT benefits at the same time.
- No. P-EBT is available only to children enrolled in and receiving education services in a school and who would be eligible for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
f your child is eligible and previously received P-EBT earlier this summer, their benefits will be loaded onto their existing P-EBT card. If you have lost or disposed of the card, please contact the P-EBT Call Center at 844-ORE-PEBT to get a new card. Eligible children who have not received P-EBT in the past will get a letter in the mail sharing they are eligible, and a separate envelope will be mailed with a new P-EBT card.
Each eligible child will receive $120 on their P-EBT card, which is like a debit card. All students eligible for P-EBT benefits will receive the same benefit amount.
ODHS will start issuing P-EBT benefits between mid-August 2023 and the end of September 2023. Most eligible children will receive a letter addressed to them in the mail, followed by the arrival of their benefits on existing P-EBT cards. Households will receive the full P-EBT benefit their children qualify for in a single issuance.
P-EBT benefits received in 2023 expire after nine months if you have not used your card. To keep benefits from being removed, please use your P-EBT benefits regularly to purchase food.
Starting from Fall 2023 onwards, ODHS will be issuing P-EBT benefits specifically to children under the age of 6 years old who are already receiving SNAP.
Have questions about your P-EBT benefits?
For FAQs and program status updates, please bookmark pebt.oregon.gov and check back regularly.
General inquiries, eligibility status and program questions can be directed to the P-EBT Call Center
Phone: 844-ORE-PEBT (844-673-7328)
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific Time