Got P-EBT for my 6-year-old but not 3-month baby - will benefits come separately?

P-EBT is specifically for school-aged children who would normally receive free or reduced-price meals at school. Since your 3-month-old isn't in school, they wouldn't qualify for P-EBT specifically. However, you should definitely apply for regular CalFresh benefits for your whole household if you haven't already. That would cover food assistance for your baby too. The P-EBT program is separate from regular CalFresh.

My kids each got there own cards and they came like 3 weeks apart so maybe ur babys will still come?? I think they do it by age starting with oldest but thats just my guess

I had a similar confusion when I got my daughter's P-EBT card last year! The P-EBT program is specifically tied to the National School Lunch Program, so it's only for kids who would normally get free/reduced meals at school. Your baby would qualify for regular CalFresh though, which is a separate program. If you're having trouble getting through to CalFresh to ask questions about either program, I recently used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual person at the county office in under 5 minutes instead of waiting for hours. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/eZ19FHRETv8?si=_CXnXqNXbLl26WB8. Totally worth it when you need to talk to someone directly!

Just to add some clarification - P-EBT (Pandemic EBT) eligibility is determined by school enrollment and participation in free/reduced meal programs. In 2025, California is still providing some P-EBT benefits to eligible schoolchildren under the extended program. Your 3-month-old would not qualify for P-EBT, but here are some programs they might qualify for: 1. Regular CalFresh (SNAP) benefits for the whole household 2. WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) - specifically designed for pregnant women and children under 5 3. Child Tax Credit - not food assistance but helpful for families If you haven't already, I strongly recommend applying for WIC since it provides specific nutritional support for infants and young children. You can have both CalFresh and WIC simultaneously.

The system is soooo confusing!!! I got P-EBT for my kids last month but then my regular CalFresh got reduced and nobody explained why!!! Is the P-EBT supposed to count as income?? Did anyone else have this happen??? The whole system is designed to make us fail I swear.

my kids are 7 and 9 and they each got their own p-ebt cards with their names on them. they came about a week apart. your baby might not get one tho since p-ebt is for school lunches i think

When I call CalFresh they never answer anyways so good luck trying to figure it out lol

Thanks everyone for the helpful responses! I understand now that P-EBT is specifically for school-aged children who would normally receive meals at school, which is why my 6-year-old qualified but my baby doesn't. We already have regular CalFresh and WIC for the whole family, so we're covered. I appreciate all the clarification!