The PEBT issuances for the 2021/2022 school year ended with the Summer PEBT issuance on August 22, 2022. The benefit dispute period closed on September 2, 2022. All PEBT exceptions from a benefit dispute will be available on September 30, 2022. We continue to research guardian questions for the PEBT benefit.

​The Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Benefit has been approved for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Not all children in West Virginia will qualify for P-EBT benefits​. These rules are determined by Congress and the USDA.

P-EBT benefits for the 2021-2022 school year will follow these federal eligibility rules:

1. Students must be enrolled in a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program.
2. 
   Students must qualify for free or reduced-price school meals or attend a school where everyone eats school meals for free due to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
3. 
   
   Students cannot receive benefits for days they are in-person at school. Eligible students will receive P-EBT benefits based upon days when in-person learning was unavailable​ due to COVID-19.

​Summer P-EBT – APPROVED​

DHHR and WVDE have received approval from USDA to issue Summer P-EBT benefits to eligible student and non-student populations. This will be a one-time Summer feeding benefit valued at $391 per eligible child. Summer P-EBT will be deposited onto the child’s WV P-EBT card. The state will not utilize the Mountain State EBT card for Summer P-EBT. Please visit www.wvpebt.org for more information. ​​

1-866-545-6502

 For questions about P-EBT please contact the P-EBT Hotline and select Option 2.

Eligible students​ will receive a letter from DHHR with important information about benefits.