Important Announcements
PEBT Benefits expunge from the child’s card 274-days after the benefit is issued. Summer 2022 benefits would tentatively expunge around May 23, 2023.
Once benefits have been expunged from the card – they cannot be reloaded or added back. Expungement means the benefit period has expired and the funds have gone back to the federal government.
Final P-EBT Issuance
The West Virginia Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources are pleased to announce the final P-EBT issuance under the federally-declared public health emergency.
Summer 2023 P-EBT Benefits
The State of West Virginia will issue a final, one-time benefit to eligible students for the Summer 2023 period. Eligibility criteria is as follows:
- The student must have attended a West Virginia school that participates in the National School Lunch Program;
- The Student must be enrolled in that school as of May 15, 2023 for the 2022-2023 school year.
- The student must qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through one of the following:
- Direct certification through an eligible public benefit (such as SNAP); or
- Approved household income application; or
- Attends a school that participates in the Community Eligibility Provision
Federal Changes for Summer 2023:
Based upon the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
- Households with children under the age of 6 that are not yet enrolled in school and reside in a household that receives SNAP are not eligible for the Summer 2023 benefit. This is in line with revised federal law and cannot be disputed.
- The Summer PEBT benefit amount is $120/eligible child. This is a reduction from previous summer benefits. This amount is outlined in revised federal law and cannot be disputed.
Previous Issuance Expungment Dates
Thank you for your interest in the West Virginia PEBT program. At this time, all benefits for 2021-22 program year for eligible children have been issued. All summer 2022 benefits have also been issued for eligible children. The dispute and resolution periods have also concluded.
There are no future benefit issuances scheduled at this time.
Benefits issued do have expungement dates – according to when they were issued. This means that any unused benefits on cards by the follow dates will be removed from cards and released back to the US Treasury in accordance with federal rules.
2021-2022 Student Expungement Dates
Benefit Month | Benefit Issuance Date | Benefit Expungement Date |
---|---|---|
August – December 2021 | Friday, April 8, 2022 | Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
January – March 2022 | Monday, May 2, 2022 | Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
April – May 2022 | Monday, July 25, 2022 | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
Summer 2022 | Monday, August 22, 2022 | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
Additional Resources
Additional resources in your community may be able to assist with a variety of needs – to include food and grocery support. Consider checking out one of the following resources. Note: These resources are not administered by the WVDE.
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