Aid for unprepared food for students using the school canteen service began to be paid today to the participants in the first phase.
According to the Department of the Family, the students of the families participating in the PAN program are the ones who are in the first phase and it will be submitted today, Friday, to the minors, that the social security ends in numbers from 0 to 2.
The initial payment of this aid will reach USD 833.14, covering the period from August 2020 to February 2021 and will continue with a deposit of USD 119.02 per month.
This effort will continue on Tuesday, February 23, with minors whose social security ends with numbers 3-5, then on Wednesday 24 those who end with 6 and 7, while those who end with 8 and 9 will be weakened on Thursday , March 25.
It was also announced that the second phase, which includes students from the public school system, who are not beneficiaries of the PAN program, begins on Monday, February 22, 2021, with the opening of the portal. Families can access the pr.gov/pebt/ link to claim benefits. Meanwhile, the third phase, addressed to students from eligible private or non-profit institutions, who participate in the School Lunch program of the Department of Education, begins on Friday, February 26, 2021.
According to data provided by the agency, approximately 330,000 students in Puerto Rico are eligible for this aid, 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. Students from families participating in the PAN program total 219,222.
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 calendar, FAQs and P-EBT payment dates, go to pr.gov/pebt/.