![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you applied online and do not qualify for P-EBT, you will receive an email to notify you that you have been denied after your application has been processed. Not having received a card within 30 days does not mean that your application has been denied or will be denied. The state is working on a way to notify you if you are determined ineligible, but again, no denials have occurred at this time.ĭue to a high volume of applications, some P-EBT applications are taking longer than 30 days for a card to be issued. Most eligible applicants will receive their P-EBT card by August 29. There is no need to contact MDE directly or to provide verification of your Free or Reduced School Lunch status. A delay in processing does not mean you have been denied at this time. Some applications take longer than others to process for a variety of reasons. If you received a confirmation number when you applied for P-EBT in June or July and have not already received your P-EBT card, the state is continuing to work on determining eligibility for your application. P-EBT is a one-time payment of $325 per student now, plus an additional $100 per student added sometime in August. This benefit is new, so families should apply even if they were told in the past that pre-K students did not qualify. If your child attended another type of pre-K program, such as Head Start, they would not be eligible for the $325 P-EBT benefit. Your child may be eligible if they attended a school district-run pre-K program and received free or reduced-price meals. Their child is enrolled in a school that offers free school meals to all students regardless of the family’s income. Their child was receiving free or reduced-price school meals during the 2019-2020 school year They were receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) benefits as of Ma 1, 2019, are eligible for P-EBT benefits if their child’s school is closed due to COVID-19 and: The USDA recently approved the state of Minnesota’s application for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) to help families replace the meals their children lost because schools are closed.Ī lot of Minnesota’s students are eligible.įamilies with children ages 5-18 as of Sept. For students who receive free & reduced price school meals, this has been a big gap in their access to food. When schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Minnesota’s students lost access to school breakfast and lunch. More information about the new round of P-EBT benefits can be found at this updated web page. The information below is for the first round of P-EBT benefits issued in summer 2020. ![]()
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