Prior to the start of depositing $ 119 per student in the family card, for the purchase of food that was not prepared for participation in the school canteen service, the Government of Puerto Rico announced when families who qualify and bind to do so.
According to written statements by Governor Pedro Pierluisi and Family Department Secretary Carmen Ana González, families who have eligible students in the public system and do not receive PANs can begin applying for this benefit on Monday, February. 22 at the pr.gov/pebt/ portal, which will be available.
However, students from private, or non-profit, institutions who participate in the school canteen service can start applying for help on Friday 26 at the same link.
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Approximately 330,000 students in Puerto Rico are eligible for P-EBT, of which 286,787 are students in the public education system and an estimated 50,000 students belong to eligible private or non-profit school entities. Pupils of families participating in the PAN program total 219, 222, who will start receiving from this week, the first disbursements of P-EBT that will be automatically distributed through the family card, so they do not have to perform any management with the agency.
Students participating in the NAP will receive payments according to the latest digit of the social security number of the account manager on the following dates: the digits from 0 to 2 are scheduled for Friday, February 19; figures from 3 to 5 will be paid on Tuesday, February 23; figures 6 and 7 are issued on Wednesday, February 24, while figures 8 and 9 are paid on Thursday, March 25, 2021.
In the first issue, each student will receive a retroactive payment of $ 833.14, which includes the period from August 2020 to February 2021. In each subsequent month, benefits will be received monthly by electronic transfer via family card. New applicants will have a card with a new design
P-EBT assistance can be used to purchase unprepared food in the more than 3,000 Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) certified stores throughout the island and in family markets. Each monthly payment can be used for up to six months, so families do not have to use full assistance in a single month. For more information about the program, frequently asked questions and P-EBT payment data, go to pr.gov/pebt/.