How do I check my EBT balance?
Checking Your Balance
Or by calling the EBT Customer Service number (1-888-356-3281) on the back of your card. After you enter you sixteen (16) digit EBT card number you will hear your current food assistance or cash account balance(s). You can also check at an ATM or POS machine.
What is the Maine Pine Tree card?
The Maine Pine Tree Card is Maine's EBT card. You'll get the Maine Pine Tree Card once you're approved for benefits. Maine's EBT customer service number is 1-800-477-7428.
Will the P-EBT card be reloaded 2021 Maine?
Yes, benefits will automatically be loaded onto that card for as long as P-EBT and Summer P-EBT operate. My child received P-EBT during the 2019-2020 and/or the 2020-2021 school year(s) and we haven't used all of our benefits yet.
Are we getting extra food stamps this month?
Boosted SNAP benefits are now available
As of 12 January 2022, 37 states had signed up to make their residents eligible for extra SNAP benefits, as part of the Emergency Allotment (EA) program. Residents in those 37 states will receive a boosted food stamp payment this month, approved by the USDA.
Are we getting extra food stamps this month in Maine?
Maine. Maine has been approved to issue extra food stamps in March 2022. The extra food stamps benefits will be sent on March 10, 2022.
Will the P-EBT card be reloaded every month?
Yes. You will receive a new P-EBT card with the student's name on the card. Each month, benefits will automatically be loaded onto that card for as long as P-EBT operates.