Households Must Apply for Free or Reduced-price Lunch by May 6 To Be Eligible for Pandemic EBT

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Households Must Apply for Free or Reduced-price Lunch by May 6 To Be Eligible for Pandemic EBT 

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah households will need to apply for free or reduced-price meal benefits with their local school no later than May 6 to be potentially eligible for pandemic EBT (P-EBT). P-EBT can help individuals purchase food if their children have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school closures from COVID-related emergencies, or other COVID-related school absences during the 2021-2022 school year. To qualify for P-EBT, individuals must be signed up for free or reduced-price school meals. 

During the 2021-22 school year, all students, regardless of income status, can receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each day they attend school. However, this does not qualify students for P-EBT, nor does it automatically give students free-reduced status. To determine the free-reduced status of a student, individuals must apply through their school.

Individuals can find information on how to contact their local school at: https://www.uah.org/get-help/school-meals

Please visit jobs.utah.gov/PEBT for more information on the P-EBT program.

https://schools.utah.gov/file/733d331f-c526-44bc-9ce8-d00587bc2c3e

Contact: Kimberly Loveland, child nutrition programs coordinator
                 801-538 7684 ∙ kimberly.loveland [at] schools.utah.gov (kimberly[dot]loveland[at]schools[dot]utah[dot]gov) 

Becky Wickstrom, public information officer, Utah Department of Workforce Services 
                801-875-9696 ∙ bwickstrom [at] utah.gov (bwickstrom[at]utah[dot]gov) 

Must Apply for Free and Reduced-Price Meals before May 6 for P-EBT.