What you need to know Every household that receives SNAP will get extra benefits, called “Emergency Allotments” (EAs), in the second half of the month. EAs are to help with food costs during the pandemic.
Will I get extra SNAP benefits? YES, everyone who receives SNAP will receive an Emergency Allotment (EA). The EA amount you get depends on 1) your household size, and 2) if you are already getting the maximum benefit amount for your household (see chart).
When will I get my Emergency Allotment? The date your extra SNAP benefits will be put on your EBT card is based on the last number of your Case Record Number. To find your August payment date:
Note: EAs are tied to the federal Public Health Emergency, which has currently been extended through October, 2022.. Make sure the CAO has your correct income and knows your housing costs, child care costs, and medical expenses (if you are 60+ or disabled), to get the most SNAP you can after EAs end.
This page provides information about FoodShare and other food benefits during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
If you are enrolled in FoodShare, you are getting additional FoodShare benefits in August to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. All FoodShare members are getting at least $95 in additional benefits each month. Some households will get more to bring their benefit amount to the maximum monthly benefit amount for their household size. These additional FoodShare benefits will be on your QUEST card on August 28. You will be sent a letter the week of August 29 telling you that you about the additional benefits you received. We are also checking that everyone who should have received additional benefits got them. As a result, some members may have gotten their June benefits on their cards on August 14. You can check the balance on your QUEST card at any time through the ebtEDGE website or ebtEDGE mobile app or by calling QUEST Card Service at 877-415-5164. Note: Emergency benefits are continuing at this time. When we know that these extra benefits related to COVID-19 are ending, we will tell you in this space and through a letter in the mail.
Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is a federal program that provides food benefits to the families of children who may be experiencing greater need because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Benefits are put on families' existing QUEST cards or on special P-EBT cards if they don't have a QUEST card. Families are encouraged to keep their P-EBT card even when they finish using benefits, as benefits may be put on it in the future if they are eligible. There are three kinds of P-EBT: School P-EBT offers benefits to families of children who usually get free or reduced price meals at schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program. Created by Congress in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the School P-EBT program provides vital benefits to families of children who, because of COVID-19, miss the free or reduced priced meals they would normally have gotten at their school. Only children who are enrolled in the free or reduced price meals program and who attend schools that participate in the USDA’s National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program are eligible for School P-EBT. Wisconsin has successfully implemented School P-EBT in each of the school years since the start of the pandemic: 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022. The program’s rules and eligibility criteria have changed from year to year, but the goal has remained the same: to provide benefits to families whose children are unable to access free or reduced price meals at school because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-6 P-EBT provides benefits for families in FoodShare with children under the age of 6 who do not receive School P-EBT during the school year. Wisconsin’s Summer P-EBT program provides benefits to families of eligible school-age children and eligible non-school-age children (those who were under age 6 as of September 1, 2021) to help cover the cost of meals between the current school year (2021-2022) and the next school year (2022-2023). You can read Wisconsin’s federally approved Summer P-EBT plan for the 2021-2022 year (PDF). For a child to be eligible for Summer P-EBT, at least one of the following things must be true:
Benefits may be available for children who become newly enrolled to receive free or reduced price meals at school if their families apply before September 1, 2022. Families whose children were not part of the free or reduced price meal program at their school in 2021-2022 should remember to submit an application by September 1. Each eligible child will receive a total of $391 for the summer. Benefits will be sent to families with eligible children on August 20, 2022. Families whose children were not determined eligible until after that first issuance will receive benefits on October 29, 2022. Families that have P-EBT cards should save them as Summer P-EBT benefits will be put on these cards. 
(Store websites may refer to your QUEST or P-EBT card as a “SNAP EBT” or “EBT” cards.) Look for an EBT or SNAP card option when you go to pay and enter your card details. You will need to enter your card PIN each time you check out. You can only use your QUEST or P-EBT card to buy food eligible for FoodShare. If you are buying other items at the same time, you need to use another form of payment to pay for those items. Some stores may offer delivery. If you are charged a delivery fee, you will not be able to use your QUEST or P-EBT card to pay this fee. You will need to use another form of payment instead. If you experience any issues when using your QUEST or P-EBT card to pay online, first make sure you have a balance on your card by going to the ebtEDGE website, using the ebtEDGE mobile app, or calling QUEST Card Service at 877-415-5164. If you have a balance and are still unable to complete your transaction, contact customer service at the store where you are trying to make the purchase for help. Last Revised: August 15, 2022 |
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