Summer EBT Food Benefits: Learn how New York’s Summer EBT program can help feed kids this summer!
The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program will help families buy food for their school-aged
children during the summer. Families will get $120 in food benefits for each eligible child.
Eligible children will receive Summer EBT food benefits on an EBT card. Families can use their Summer
EBT benefits to buy food like fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains, and dairy at authorized retail food
stores, farmers’ markets, and anywhere else SNAP is accepted.
Most children will be automatically eligible for Summer EBT and do not need to do anything to enroll.
However, some children may need to apply. Apply online by September 4, 2025, for 2025 benefits.
Automatically Enrolled:
• The child is age 6-16 and received SNAP,
Temporary Assistance, or Medicaid at any
time in the period of eligibility.
OR
• The child has been directly certified
by their school for free/reduced-price
meals through the National School Lunch
Program during the 2024-25 school year.
• Automatically enrolled children DO NOT
need to apply.
Must Apply:
• The child is not automatically enrolled,
AND
• The household meets the income requirements
for free/reduced-price school meals,
AND
• The child attends a school that participates
in the National School Lunch Program,
• The online application is available at
Unused Summer EBT benefits expire and are removed from the EBT card 122 days from the date they
are issued. Families should use their benefits soon after they are received.
The period of eligibility is July 1, 2024, to September 4, 2025. To learn more about Summer EBT, including
when and how food benefits will be issued and how to use them, visit otda.ny.gov/SummerEBT.
For more information, visit: otda.ny.gov/SummerEBT
