SUN Bucks
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)
In short
$120 per eligible school-age child per summer on an EBT card for groceries. Children who get free/reduced-price school meals via SNAP/TANF/Medicaid (auto), or are in NSLP schools and income-eligible.
- What you get
- $120 per eligible school-age child per summer on an EBT card for groceries.
- Who qualifies
- Children who get free/reduced-price school meals via SNAP/TANF/Medicaid (auto), or are in NSLP schools and income-eligible. In NYC (all CEP schools) many children must apply.
- Income limit (2026)
- 185% FPL (free/reduced-price school meal income limits).
- Papers to gather
- Child's name, school, DOB, household income.
- Renewal
- Yearly; apply again each summer if not auto-enrolled.
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