The Summer 2023 P-EBT one time benefit of $120 will be issued per eligible child to cover the entire summer period. Only students who qualified to receive free or reduced meals through direct certification or an application for the 2022-2023 school year qualify to receive the Summer 2023 P-EBT benefit. The Summer 2023 P-EBT benefit will be issued in mid to late August 2023.

Summer 2023 benefits will issue to the SNAP card or an existing P-EBT card.

-If there is no existing P-EBT card, a new card will be mailed.

-Mailed card may take three weeks to arrive once issued.

For more information on the Summer 2023 P-EBT in New Jersey, click here 

If you have any questions please click here.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As per the DFDNJSNAP, it can take at least two to three weeks for files to finish processing the Summer 2023 PEBT payments after the last processing date (8/25/23), so generally schools will not see an update to their records until next month. If your children qualified for free or reduced meals last school year through an accepted application or direct certification, you can expect to receive your Summer 2023 benefit by the end of September 2023, or in early October 2023. We appreciate your continued patience.