P-EBT phone number for 2-year-old's missing CalFresh benefits?

The official P-EBT customer service number is 877-328-9677. They're open Monday-Friday from 8am-8pm. Just be prepared to wait - I had to call about my daughter's missing benefits last month and was on hold for over 45 minutes. Make sure you have his P-EBT card number ready and any letters you received about his eligibility. For 2-year-olds, they're usually checking daycare enrollment status quarterly, so there might have been a verification issue.

P-EBT is diffrent from regular calfresh!! You need to call the special P-ebt line not the normal EBT number. My kids had same problem last yr

The whole P-EBT system is a JOKE!!! I've called that number like 12 times for my kids and NEVER get through to a real person. They'll make you wait for HOURS then disconnect you. And if you somehow get through, they'll just tell you to "wait for a letter in the mail" that NEVER COMES. My kids missed 3 months of benefits before it randomly started working again with NO EXPLANATION. The system is DESIGNED to make you give up!!

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Just to clarify some information here: P-EBT for young children (under 6) works differently than school-age P-EBT. For 2-year-olds, eligibility is based on: 1. Your household receiving CalFresh benefits 2. Child's enrollment in qualifying daycare/early education program 3. The daycare/center participating in federal food programs The most common reason for interruption is either changed daycare attendance or a lapse in your main CalFresh benefits that may not have been noticed. When you call 877-328-9677, ask specifically for the "Young Child P-EBT department" as they handle cases for children under 6 differently. Also, request a benefit status review rather than just asking about the missing months. This will trigger them to check the entire eligibility record rather than just looking at payment status.

my niece had the same thing happen and it turned out her birthday made her switch categories or something?? like once they turn 2 they count differently than the babies or something. did your kid have a birthday recently?

Update: I finally got through to someone at P-EBT! The daycare had actually reported him absent for the whole month of April because of a system error on their end (even though he only missed that one week). The P-EBT worker put in a correction and said benefits for both missing months should be loaded within 10 business days. They're also sending me a letter confirming everything. Thanks everyone for your help!