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Oregon Pandemic EBT (P-EBT)

Updated November 30, 2023, 2:50 p.m.

The P-EBT Food Benefits Program has ended

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) have completed issuing all P-EBT food benefits for the program.

The P-EBT Call Center closed on December 1, 2023.

Request a replacement EBT card to access your benefits

To request a replacement EBT card, send an email to OregonTrailCardDHS.Replacement@odhsoha.oregon.gov or call 855-328-9715 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific.

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).

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Pandemic EBT for children under 6

Oregon is approved to issue food benefits to children who are under the age of 6 and are part of a household that received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) between Sep.1, 2022 to May 11, 2023.​

​There is no application. Children are eligible for P-EBT if they:

  • Live in a household that received SNAP benefits for at least one month between Sep. 1, 2022 and May 11, 2023.
  • Were age 0 to 5 during at least one month from Sep. 1, 2022 through May 11, 2023.

Children will receive $67 for each month they qualify between Sep. 1, 2022 and April 2023. Children who qualify for May 2023 will receive $30 for that month. Each eligible child will receive an amount ranging from $30 to $566 depending on how many months they were eligible.

School-aged children are not eligible to receive this round of P-EBT. These P-EBT benefits are limited to children under the age of 6 who were part of a SNAP household (receiving more than $0).​

​P-EBT benefits will be added directly onto the EBT card (also called an Oregon Trail Card) connected with the child’s SNAP household in mid-October 2023.​

​Only families with a closed SNAP case will get a notice confirming their eligibility. Families who have lost or discarded their EBT card can contact the replacement card line at 855-328-6715 to request a new one.

Eligible children who are part of a household currently receiving SNAP will not receive a notice. Their P-EBT benefits will simply be added to the household's EBT card. Families can also check their ebtEDGE mobile app or visit www.ebtedge.com​ to see if P-EBT food benefits were added.

​​P-EBT benefits will be added to the household’s existing EBT card (also called Oregon Trail Card). To request a replacement EBT card, please call the toll-free replacement card line at 855-328-6715 to order a new card. The replacement line is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will get a replacement card by mail, usually within five business days.​

​​​This round of P-EBT will be issued mid-October 2023.​

How children qualify for P-EBT food benefits

Children eligible for P-EBT food benefits include children who, in the 2022-23 instructional year, were enrolled in May of 2023 in a school that participates in the National School Lunch (NSLP) program, and:

  • Have been certified as eligible for free or reduced-price meals through an NSLP application or direct certification; OR
  • Attended a school participating in the Community Eligible Provision (CEP) or Provision 2 for breakfast and lunch; OR
  • Received SNAP, TANF or Foster Care between July 2022 – August 2023. ​​

Note: SNAP children under 6 years old are not eligible for Summer ​2023 P-EBT food benefits unless they are also enrolled in an NSLP school.

​Not all children eligible for P-EBT in the past will be eligible for Summer 2023 P-EBT food benefits.

Children are only eligible for Summer 2023 P-EBT food benefits if they were enrolled in a school participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) as of May 2023, and eligible for federal free or reduced-price meals or attended a school approved for CEP or Provision 2 for both meals (breakfast and lunch). 

Note: Families who apply for free or reduced-price meals through their school by Aug. 31, 2023, may be eligible for Summer 2023 P-EBT.

Eligible children will receive a letter addressed to them in the mail in early September notifying approval of P-EBT food benefits. ​

  • Starting Aug. 31, 2023, benefits will be added onto the existing P-EBT cards from the last issuance of Summer 2022. ​If you have ​lost or disposed of your P-EBT card, you can request a replacement card by calling the P-EBT Call Center at 844-ORE-PEBT. 
  • Eligible children who did not receive P-EBT benefits in the past will receive a new card in the mail for Summer 2023. You can expect the new card to arrive ​two to four weeks after you get the letter that says you are eligible. 

​No. 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.​

​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). ​

How families receive P-EBT food benefits

If your child is eligible and received P-EBT in Summer 2022, 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. 

If a child receives SNAP, P-EBT benefits will not be issued onto the EBT card (also called Oregon Trail card). The benefits will be loaded onto an existing P-EBT card from Summer 2022, or the child will receive a new P-EBT card in the mail. ​

How much and when families receive P-EBT food benefits

E​ach eligible child will receive $120 on their P-EBT card, which is like a debit card. All children eligible for P-EBT benefits will receive the same benefit amount.
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ODHS will start issuing Summer 2023 P-EBT benefits on Aug. 31, 2023. 

Eligible children who received benefits from the last issuance will receive benefits before they get their letter of eligibility. 

Newly eligible children will receive a letter addressed to them in the mail, followed by the arrival of their benefits on a P-EBT card within two to four weeks. 

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 ​6 years old who are already receiving SNAP. ​

More information

SNAP Program
You can apply for 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)

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Website: SFSP

Need Food?
Website: needfood.oregon.gov

​Yes, P-EBT benefits supplement meals offered in the summer at sites like schools and parks. They do not replace them. 

To find free meals in your community text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304. ​You will be prompted to enter an address and will be texted back a list of sites near you. You can also visit ​summerfoodoregon.org​​.

Contact information

  • ​​​For FAQs and program status updates, please bookmark pebt.oregon.gov​​ and check back regularly.
  • For general questions, eligibility status and program information, contact the P-EBT Call Center.
    • Phone: 844-ORE-PEBT (844-673-7328)
    • Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time