The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Education, received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to issue Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible children for the 2022-2023 school year (SY), child care and summer.
Louisiana will begin disbursing payments to eligible households with children in grades K-12 in early May, with child care and summer benefit issuances following in late summer.
This is the fourth year Louisiana has issued P-EBT benefits.
Benefits are being issued in a tiered approach based on the number of days a child missed due to COVID per month at a rate of $8.18 per day. Children who previously received P-EBT benefits will have SY 2022-23 and Summer P-EBT benefits issued to their existing P-EBT cards.
A P-EBT card will be mailed to children who were not eligible for P-EBT benefits during the last round of issuances but are now eligible for SY 2023 and summer benefits.
All Child Care P-EBT benefits will be issued to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) card of the eligible child’s household.
