For parents: P-EBT funds begin expiring this month in February. P-EBT benefits automatically expire 274 days, or about nine months, after they were last used. More than 60% of unused P-EBT funds that were issued to families last May will begin to expire in February. Whenever families use the benefits, the timeline will reset and they will have another 274 days before the funds are at risk of expiration. You can check your family's P-EBT food benefit balance by visiting www.connectebt.com or by calling 1-888-328-6399. Families who have lost their P-EBT card can get a replacement by calling 1-888-328-6399.
Please note that this is not a DOE program. All questions from families about the program should be directed to the ODTA site here: NYS Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Food Benefits site. You may read the Chalkbeat story and explanation also available in Spanish.
View the DOE letter in English, Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Russian, and Korean
