EBT Food Benefits

New York continues to distribute Pandemic EBT food benefits to households with children who receive free school lunch under the National School Lunch Act.  

• Nearly all eligible children throughout the state, who had their in-person attendance reduced during the 2020-21 school year due to the pandemic have been issued their P-EBT food benefits. You can check your family's P-EBT food benefit transaction history by visiting www.connectebt.com or by calling 1-888-328-6399.
• OTDA will begin distributing Summer P-EBT in May. Each eligible student will receive $375 in food benefits.  Start date has not been indicated.