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Pandemic EBT (P-EBT)

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Updated May 8, 2023​

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P-EBT benefits are arriving now. Eligible children will get their P-EBT card in the mail between April and May.

If you were mailed a notice about receiving a P-EBT card in error and have questions, please contact the P-EBT Call Center.

The P-EBT Call Center is available at (844) ORE-PEBT or (844) 673-7328, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.​ Pacific Time

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​​About P-EBT

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. P-EBT is money for children whose access to adequate and quality food may have been impacted by COVID-19.​ P-EBT is a program in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).

FAQ for Families (pdf)

​How children qualify for P-EBT​​​

Who is eligible for P-EBT benefits?
​​​​​There is no application. Children are eligible for P-EBT if they:
  • Were eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program meals during school year 2021-2022 or attended a Community Eligible Provision school​.
  • P-EBT is also available to all children under the age of 6 who were enrolled in SNAP during the summer 2022 months.
If my child was eligible last time, will they be eligible this time?

Only school children who were eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals during the 2021-2022 school year or children who are under the age of 6 and received SNAP from June - August 2022 are eligible for Summer 2022 benefits. Please contact the P-EBT Call Center at (844) ORE-PEBT or (844) 673-7328 to confirm your child’s eligibility status.​

Are students who attend a state or district administered online school or academy eligible for P-EBT?
​​No. To be eligible for P-EBT, children must have been eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program meals during school year 2021-2022 or attended a Community Eligible Provision school. Online (virtual) schools or academies are not eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program.

How do I know if my child is eligible?
​Eligibile children will get two pieces of mail addressed to them: a P-EBT letter and an envelope with their P-EBT card. Each eligible child in the household will receive their own letter and their own P-EBT card.

How families receive P-EBT​

​How will my child get their P-EBT benefits?

All eligible children will get a new EBT card in the mail, whether they are new to P-EBT or have received P-EBT benefits in the past. Each child within the household who is eligible to receive P-EBT benefits will receive their own letter in the mail before receiving their benefits.

If a child is receiving SNAP, P-EBT benefits will not be issued onto the EBT card (also called Oregon Trail card) associated with the SNAP case. The household will receive a separate P-EBT card in the mail.

For example:

  • If there are four eligible children in one household, the household will receive four separate letters and four P-EBT cards (one letter and one EBT card addressed to each child). 

How much P-EBT families receive and when​

​How much will my child receive in P-EBT benefits?

E​ach eligible child will receive $391 on a P-EBT card, which is like a debit card. All students identified as eligible for P-EBT benefits will receive the same benefit amount. 

​When will my child receive P-EBT benefits?

​ODHS will initiate the process to get Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits in the last week of March. Most eligible children will receive a letter addressed to them in the mail, followed by the arrival of their individual P-EBT card between late March and the end of May. Households will receive the full P-EBT benefit their children qualify for in a single issuance.​

When do my P-EBT benefits expire?

​P-EBT benefits received in 2023 expire after nine months. If you have not used your card at all. To keep benefits from being removed, please use your P-EBT benefits regularly to purchase food.​

More information

​Will there be more P-EBT benefits?

Currently, no additional P-EBT benefits are available past Summer 2022. Future extensions are based on the ongoing need due to the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration.

Who do I contact for questions on P-EBT?
  • ​​​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 or (844) 673-7328
    • Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific Time



P-EBT is not covering all my food cost and I need more assistance. Who do I contact?

​​​​​​SNAP Program
If you wish, you can apply for Oregon SNAP benefits online or by calling the ONE Customer Service Center at 800-699-9075. You can also visit any local ODHS office.

Oregon Food Bank
Website: Oregonfoodbank.org
Phone: 503-282-0555

211 info
Website: 211info.org
Phone: 866-698-6155
Text your zip code to 898211 (TXT211)


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