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What is P-EBT?
P-EBT stands for Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer. It is a supplemental food assistance program run by the USDA that provides extra food benefits to eligible families with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 school closures. P-EBT benefits help low-income families purchase food when school is closed.
The program provides eligible families with an EBT card that can be used like a debit card to purchase food. Benefits are loaded onto the card each month, similar to how SNAP food stamps are deposited. The amount of P-EBT benefits depends on the number of children in the household and the daily reimbursement rate for missed school meals in each state.
P-EBT is administered separately from regular SNAP benefits, so eligible families will receive P-EBT funds in addition to any SNAP amounts already on their EBT card. The deposits occur on different dates.
When Will I Get My P-EBT Benefits?
P-EBT benefits are issued on a state-by-state basis. Deposit dates vary depending on your state’s EBT schedule. Some states distribute P-EBT funds multiple times per month, while others issue them only once.
It’s important to check your state’s 2023 P-EBT deposit calendar so you know when to expect your food assistance. Mark your calendar with the tentative deposit dates so you can budget accordingly.
Below is a state-by-state breakdown of the P-EBT disbursement timeframes for 2023:
Alabama
Alabama P-EBT benefits are issued from the 1st to the 15th of each month. The date depends on the last two digits of your case number. Check the deposit schedule below to see when you’ll get P-EBT in Alabama in 2023.
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-01 | 1st of the month |
| 02-04 | 4th of the month |
| 05-10 | 6th of the month |
| 11-17 | 8th of the month |
| 18-24 | 10th of the month |
| 25-34 | 12th of the month |
| 35-45 | 14th of the month |
| 46-59 | 15th of the month |
Arizona
Arizona distributes P-EBT benefits over the first 10 calendar days of each month. The specific date depends on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0 | 1st of the month |
| 1 | 3rd of the month |
| 2 | 5th of the month |
| 3 | 7th of the month |
| 4 | 9th of the month |
| 5 | 10th of the month |
Arkansas
Arkansas deposits P-EBT benefits over several days each month:
- Days 1-4: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 0-3
- Days 5-8: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 4-7
- Days 9-13: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 8 or 9
California
California distributes P-EBT funds between the 1st and 10th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0 | 1st of the month |
| 1 | 3rd of the month |
| 2 | 5th of the month |
| 3 | 7th of the month |
| 4 | 9th of the month |
| 5-9 | 10th of the month |
Colorado
Colorado P-EBT benefits are issued from the 1st to the 10th of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-09 | 1st of the month |
| 10-19 | 2nd of the month |
| 20-29 | 3rd of the month |
| 30-39 | 4th of the month |
| 40-49 | 5th of the month |
| 50-59 | 6th of the month |
| 60-69 | 7th of the month |
| 70-79 | 8th of the month |
| 80-89 | 9th of the month |
| 90-99 | 10th of the month |
Delaware
Delaware distributes P-EBT funds on the 5th of each month. All recipients receive benefits on the same day.
Florida
Florida issues P-EBT benefits between the 1st and 28th of each month. The deposit date depends on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2, 3 | 3rd of the month |
| 4, 6, 8 | 5th of the month |
| 5, 7, 9 | 7th of the month |
| 10, 20, 30 | 9th of the month |
| 11, 12, 21, 22 | 11th of the month |
| 13, 23, 31, 32 | 13th of the month |
| 14, 15, 24, 25 | 15th of the month |
| 16, 17, 26, 27 | 17th of the month |
| 18, 19, 28, 29 | 19th of the month |
| 33, 34, 43, 44 | 21st of the month |
| 35, 36, 45, 46 | 23rd of the month |
| 37, 38, 47, 48 | 25th of the month |
| 39, 40, 49 | 27th of the month |
Georgia
Georgia issues P-EBT benefits from the 1st to the 23rd of each month. The specific date depends on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-04 | 1st of the month |
| 05-13 | 5th of the month |
| 14-23 | 7th of the month |
| 24-33 | 9th of the month |
| 34-43 | 11th of the month |
| 44-53 | 13th of the month |
| 54-63 | 15th of the month |
| 64-73 | 17th of the month |
| 74-83 | 19th of the month |
| 84-93 | 21st of the month |
| 94-99 | 23rd of the month |
Hawaii
Hawaii deposits P-EBT benefits on the 3rd of each month. All recipients get funds on the same day.
Idaho
Idaho distributes P-EBT funds between the 5th and 13th of each month. The deposit date depends on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0 | 5th of the month |
| 1 | 7th of the month |
| 2 | 9th of the month |
| 3 | 11th of the month |
| 4 | 13th of the month |
Illinois
Illinois issues P-EBT benefits between the 1st and 10th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2, 3 | 3rd of the month |
| 4, 5 | 5th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 7th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 9th of the month |
Indiana
Indiana deposits P-EBT benefits on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th of each month. The date depends on the first letter of your last name:
- A-B: 1st of the month
- C-H: 3rd of the month
- I-Z: 5th of the month
Iowa
Iowa distributes P-EBT funds between the 3rd and 10th of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-19 | 3rd of the month |
| 20-39 | 5th of the month |
| 40-59 | 7th of the month |
| 60-79 | 9th of the month |
| 80-99 | 10th of the month |
Kansas
Kansas issues P-EBT benefits from the 1st to the 10th of each month based on the first letter of your last name:
| First letter of last name | Deposit Date |
| A-B | 1st of the month |
| C-H | 3rd of the month |
| I-M | 5th of the month |
| N-S | 7th of the month |
| T-Z | 9th of the month |
Kentucky
Kentucky distributes P-EBT benefits on the 2nd of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Louisiana
Louisiana issues P-EBT funds between the 5th and 23rd of each month. The deposit date depends on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-10 | 5th of the month |
| 11-20 | 7th of the month |
| 21-30 | 9th of the month |
| 31-40 | 11th of the month |
| 41-50 | 13th of the month |
| 51-60 | 15th of the month |
| 61-70 | 17th of the month |
| 71-80 | 19th of the month |
| 81-90 | 21st of the month |
| 91-99 | 23rd of the month |
Maine
Maine issues P-EBT benefits from the 10th to the 14th of each month. The specific date depends on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0 | 10th of the month |
| 1 | 11th of the month |
| 2 | 12th of the month |
| 3 | 13th of the month |
| 4 | 14th of the month |
Maryland
Maryland distributes P-EBT benefits between the 3rd and 9th of each month based on the first letter of the primary recipient’s last name:
| First letter of last name | Deposit Date |
| A-C | 3rd of the month |
| D-K | 5th of the month |
| L-R | 7th of the month |
| S-Z | 9th of the month |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts issues P-EBT benefits on the 14th of each month. All recipients get funds on the same day.
Michigan
Michigan distributes P-EBT funds between the 3rd and 25th of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-04 | 3rd of the month |
| 05-09 | 5th of the month |
| 10-14 | 7th of the month |
| 15-19 | 9th of the month |
| 20-24 | 11th of the month |
| 25-29 | 13th of the month |
| 30-34 | 15th of the month |
| 35-39 | 17th of the month |
| 40-44 | 19th of the month |
| 45-49 | 21st of the month |
| 50-54 | 23rd of the month |
| 55-59 | 25th of the month |
Minnesota
Minnesota deposits P-EBT funds over several days each month:
- 1st – 3rd: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 0-3
- 4th – 6th: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 4-6
- 7th – 9th: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 7-9
Mississippi
Mississippi issues P-EBT benefits on the 5th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Missouri
Missouri distributes P-EBT benefits from the 1st to the 22nd of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-09 | 1st of the month |
| 10-19 | 4th of the month |
| 20-29 | 7th of the month |
| 30-39 | 10th of the month |
| 40-49 | 13th of the month |
| 50-59 | 16th of the month |
| 60-69 | 19th of the month |
| 70-79 | 20th of the month |
| 80-89 | 21st of the month |
| 90-99 | 22nd of the month |
Montana
Montana issues P-EBT benefits on the 6th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Nebraska
Nebraska distributes P-EBT benefits over several days each month:
- 1st – 5th: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 0-2
- 6th – 10th: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 3-6
- 11th – 15th: Benefits available for accounts with case numbers ending in 7-9
Nevada
Nevada issues P-EBT benefits from the 1st to the 5th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2, 3 | 2nd of the month |
| 4, 5 | 3rd of the month |
| 6, 7 | 4th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 5th of the month |
New Hampshire
New Hampshire distributes P-EBT benefits on the 5th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
New Jersey
New Jersey issues P-EBT funds between the 5th and 15th of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-20 | 5th of the month |
| 21-34 | 7th of the month |
| 35-65 | 9th of the month |
| 66-99 | 11th of the month |
New Mexico
New Mexico deposits P-EBT benefits on the 10th of each month. All recipients get funds on the same day.
New York
New York distributes P-EBT funds between the 5th and 14th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 5th of the month |
| 2, 3 | 7th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 9th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 11th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 13th of the month |
North Carolina
North Carolina issues P-EBT benefits between the 3rd and 21st of each month. The specific date depends on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 3rd of the month |
| 2, 3 | 5th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 7th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 9th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 11th of the month |
North Dakota
North Dakota distributes P-EBT benefits on the 10th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Ohio
Ohio issues P-EBT benefits between the 2nd and 15th of each month based on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-09 | 2nd of the month |
| 10-19 | 4th of the month |
| 20-29 | 6th of the month |
| 30-39 | 8th of the month |
| 40-49 | 10th of the month |
| 50-59 | 12th of the month |
| 60-69 | 14th of the month |
| 70-79 | 15th of the month |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma deposits P-EBT benefits on the 1st of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Oregon
Oregon issues P-EBT benefits from the 11th to the 15th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 11th of the month |
| 2, 3 | 12th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 13th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 14th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 15th of the month |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania distributes P-EBT benefits on the 15th of each month. All recipients get funds on the same day.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island issues P-EBT funds on staggered dates between the 1st and 10th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2, 3 | 3rd of the month |
| 4, 5 | 5th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 7th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 9th of the month |
South Carolina
South Carolina distributes P-EBT benefits on the 15th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
South Dakota
South Dakota issues P-EBT benefits between the 4th and 13th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 4th of the month |
| 2, 3 | 6th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 8th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 10th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 12th of the month |
Tennessee
Tennessee distributes P-EBT benefits between the 5th and 20th of each month. The specific date depends on the last two digits of your case number:
| Last 2 digits of case # | Deposit Date |
| 00-11 | 5th of the month |
| 12-23 | 8th of the month |
| 24-35 | 11th of the month |
| 36-47 | 14th of the month |
| 48-59 | 17th of the month |
| 60-71 | 19th of the month |
| 72-99 | 20th of the month |
Texas
Texas issues P-EBT benefits between the 1st and 15th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0 | 1st of the month |
| 1 | 3rd of the month |
| 2 | 5th of the month |
| 3 | 6th of the month |
| 4 | 7th of the month |
| 5 | 9th of the month |
| 6 | 11th of the month |
| 7 | 12th of the month |
| 8 | 13th of the month |
| 9 | 15th of the month |
Utah
Utah distributes P-EBT benefits from the 3rd to the 11th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 3rd of the month |
| 2, 3 | 5th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 7th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 9th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 11th of the month |
Vermont
Vermont issues P-EBT benefits on the 15th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Virginia
Virginia distributes P-EBT benefits between the 11th and 14th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 11th of the month |
| 2, 3 | 12th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 13th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 14th of the month |
Washington
Washington issues P-EBT benefits on staggered dates between the 1st and 15th of each month based on the last digit of your case number:
| Last digit of case # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2, 3 | 4th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 7th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 10th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 13th of the month |
West Virginia
West Virginia deposits P-EBT benefits on the 3rd of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin distributes P-EBT benefits between the 2nd and 15th of each month based on the eighth digit of your QUEST card number:
| 8th digit of QUEST # | Deposit Date |
| 0, 1 | 2nd of the month |
| 2, 3 | 4th of the month |
| 4, 5 | 6th of the month |
| 6, 7 | 8th of the month |
| 8, 9 | 10th of the month |
Wyoming
Wyoming issues P-EBT benefits on the 7th of each month. All recipients receive funds on the same day.
Contact Your State for Updates on P-EBT Deposit Dates
Please keep in mind that these P-EBT disbursement timeframes are tentative and subject to change. Your state may update its schedule at any time. I recommend contacting your local SNAP office or checking your state’s official P-EBT website for the most up-to-date deposit calendar.
You can also call the phone number on the back of your EBT card to check last month’s benefits and when to expect the next deposit. Knowing the schedule ahead of time will help you budget your SNAP and P-EBT amounts for the month.
If you have any other questions about when your state distributes pandemic food assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m here to help families understand and navigate this valuable program.
People Also Ask
How much is P-EBT per child?
The amount of P-EBT benefits per eligible child varies by state, ranging from around $75-100 per month. The benefit amount is calculated based on the federal reimbursement rate for free school breakfasts and lunches in your state.
Who qualifies for P-EBT 2023?
In 2023, children under age 6 in SNAP households and K-12 students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals qualify for P-EBT if there are COVID-related disruptions resulting in school closures or reduced attendance or hours.
How do I apply for P-EBT?
You do not have to apply for P-EBT. Eligible children are automatically enrolled using school and SNAP data. Benefits are issued on existing SNAP EBT cards. Families new to SNAP will be mailed a P-EBT card.
Can I receive P-EBT and WIC?
Yes, you can get P-EBT benefits even if you already participate in WIC. P-EBT supplements other nutrition programs like WIC and does not replace them.
Do I have to repay P-EBT benefits?
No, P-EBT food assistance does not need to be repaid. The benefits are yours to use for food for your eligible children.
