Final $120 P-EBT Benefits Issued For Young GA Children

GEORGIA — The final payment of about $120 in Pandemic-EBT benefits for students who received free or reduced meals in the 2022-23 academic year has been issued, the Georgia Department of Health Services said Thursday.

The summer funding is part of Georgia's continuation of its P-EBT program that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and assists students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program helps families buy groceries.

Children who were in child care and aged 0-5 and those 5-years-old who turned age 6 from January-May are eligible for the benefits if they were enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during these covered months.

State officials said families with eligible children will receive $27.09 per child for each month the child received SNAP funding from January-April and $13.55 for May 1-11.

The P-EBT benefits were issued on the household’s current EBT card if the child is currently receiving SNAP. Those who no longer receive SNAP had the benefits loaded onto their household’s previous EBT card.

The availability date is based on the last two digits of the head of household's EBT client ID.

For a new EBT card, people can visit the Georgia EBT website or call (888) 421-3281.