PANDEMIC TRANSFER

ELECTRONIC BENEFITS (P-EBT)

Pandemic Electronic Beneﬁts Transfer (P-EBT) is a program to help you purchase food for your child(ren) who normallywould get freeor reduced price meals at school but couldn't due to reduced school attendance orhours.P-EBT beneﬁtsareavailableforanymonth of the2020-2021 school yearthat yourchild(ren) had a fully virtual or a hybrid learning schedule for most of the month.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOUR CHILD(REN) MUST BE:

• enrolled in freeor reduced price school meals under the National School Lunch Program, and;

• in a school that wasclosed or had reduced attendanceor hours for at least ﬁveconsecutivedays, and; • on a fully virtual or hybrid learning schedule for most of the month; or
• under sixyearsold in a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) household living in a county where schools wereclosed or had reduced attendance.

WHEN DO I RECEIVE MY BENEFITS?

Children under sixyearsold in SNAP households:

• Beneﬁts will be added to your Families First card starting June 15

School-Age(K-12) Children:

• Beneﬁts will be added to your Families First card or mailed starting at theend of July

HOW DO I USE MY CARD?

For most SNAP recipients, beneﬁts will be added to yourcard. If you are not a SNAP recipient, a reloadable P-EBT card, similar to a bankcard with a PIN,will be mailed to you.

You can use your P-EBT card at any groceryorconvenience store that accepts SNAP. Look for the SNAP EBT imageorvisit the Using You Beneﬁts pageon www.NJSNAP.gov for a list of stores. P-EBT beneﬁtscan be used to purchase food items. However, prepared foods, such as a rotisseriechicken or hot meals,cannot be purchased with these beneﬁts. In the store:

• Slide yourcard through the machine and choose the FOODoption. • Enter yourPIN.

HOW DO I FIND MY P-EBT BALANCE?

• Go to www.NJFamiliesFirst.com tocreate an account to view your balance and transaction history; or, • Call New Jersey EBT Customer Service at 1-800-997-3333; or,
• Checkyour last store receipt.

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT P-EBT AND MY CARD?

To use your P-EBT benefits, you must first activate your card by calling 1-800-997-3333.

• If you forgot your PIN oryourcard has been lost, stolen or damaged,you can change yourPIN orreport card issues online at www.NJFamiliesFirst.com orby calling New Jersey EBT Customer Service at 1-800-997-3333.

• If you are not interested in using the P-EBT beneﬁts, pleasedestroy yourcard or mail it to the addresson the back of the card.

• Your P-EBT beneﬁts are non-transferrable, which means theycannot be used by another person.

• If you need more information about P-EBT beneﬁts,visit the P-EBT section on www.NJSNAP.gov.

VISIT WWW.NJSNAP.GOV

AND CLICK ON P-EBT FOR MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION.

I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT:	WHO DO I CONTACT?

• Mychild(ren)’s attendance status used todetermine	Call your Child(ren)’sSchool beneﬁt amount
• The address where mycard was mailed • Thedateof birth listed for mychild(ren)

• My P-EBT beneﬁts and case status

• A replacement P-EBT card (May be a fee to replace)

P-EBT Hotline

Call 1-833-581-2214

County Board of Social Services

Visit www.NJSNAP.GOV for a list bycountyor

Board of Social Services

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

New Jersey Department of Human Services | Division of Family Development | 6/21