Summary

The NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has identified children who will automatically receive Summer EBT benefits without submitting an application. See above, Qualifying for Summer EBT.

An application for Summer EBT will be required for those children not automatically eligible, attending a school that participates in the NSLP and whose household income is below 185% FPL.

An application can be submitted online or by printing and mailing a paper application. The application must list all children and members that live in the dwelling along with income information and contact details.

Application Process

Introduction

The application for Summer EBT is available online or via a paper application, see below. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

It is important that households choose one application method to apply as submitting multiple applications may cause a delay in processing or a denial.

 Regardless of whether a household applies online or via a paper application, the following information will be required:  

• The full names of all children and date of birth,

• The name of school(s),

• Each child’s NYS Student Identification System (NYSSIS) ID number and/or the local student ID number (optional, OSIS in NYC).

  • The school can provide this information if the household does not have a 10-digit number).

• Names of all others living in household.

• Amount and frequency of all income sources.  Households attest to their income.

• Current address, phone number, and email address of the parent/guardian.

There is no documentation required. However, verification may be required if information is unclear or needs further information.

For online and paper applications, it is highly recommended to include an email address (written as clearly as possible on the paper application) to receive communication from OTDA about their application.  

• Online Application

The online application can be found at https://summerebt.ny.gov/en-US/ and is only available in English and Spanish. The online portal will require that the applicant have a NY.gov ID to log in. 

Paper applications are available in other languages, see below.

• Paper Application

Paper applications are available in 13 languages:

• OTDA-5250 - Arabic 

  • OTDA-5250 - Bengali 

  • OTDA-5250 - Chinese 

  • OTDA-5250 - English

  • OTDA-5250 - French

  • OTDA-5250 - Haitian Creole 

  • OTDA-5250 - Italian 

  • OTDA-5250 - Korean 

  • OTDA-5250 - Polish 

  • OTDA-5250 - Russian 

  • OTDA-5250 - Spanish 

  • OTDA-5250 - Urdu 

  • OTDA-5250 - Yiddish

The paper application must be completed, signed, and mailed to OTDA at:

NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Summer EBT

40 North Pearl Street, 9th Floor

Albany, NY 12243

Applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

Summer EBT Customer Service Call Center

The Summer EBT Customer Service Call Center can be reached at 1-833-452-0096.  Assistance is available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Automated information is available 24/7.

When Benefits Are Issued

In general, Summer EBT benefits will be issued as follows: 

• July through August – Automatically Eligible - Public School students.

• August through September - Automatically Eligible - Private school students.

• August through October - Determined eligible through an application.

• September through October - Automatically Eligible through SNAP or Medicaid at the end of the eligibility period (May through August) or by their school.