Food
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)
Verified · October 23, 2026 Deadline soon — check dates
SUN Bucks, Pennsylvania’s Summer EBT program, is a grocery benefits program that provides households with a one-time payment of $120 for each eligible child to buy food while school is out, when many children do not have access to the free and reduced-price meals they get during the school year. Many children get these benefits automatically, but some households need to apply. Benefits are added to an existing SNAP/TANF EBT card or a newly issued Summer EBT card, and benefits for Summer 2026 begin being issued in early June.
- Organization
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS)
- Who qualifies
- Children are automatically eligible, with no application, if the household received SNAP or TANF between July 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026 and the child is enrolled in a school that participates in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program, or was between ages 6-18 in that period; or the child received Medicaid with qualifying income for the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program in that period under the same school/age conditions; or the child is in Head Start, is homeless, in foster care, or is a runaway and is enrolled in a participating school; or the child applied for and was determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Most children who get Medicaid are automatically eligible; children who get Medicaid through the Children with Special Needs category (PH 95) and children in CHIP have to apply.
- Income limits
- For households that are not automatically eligible and must apply, SUN Bucks monthly income limits July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026: HH1 $2,413; HH2 $3,261; HH3 $4,109; HH4 $4,957; HH5 $5,805; HH6 $6,653; HH7 $7,501; HH8 $8,349; each additional member +$848. Monthly income limits July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027: HH1 $2,461; HH2 $3,337; HH3 $4,212; HH4 $5,088; HH5 $5,964; HH6 $6,839; HH7 $7,715; HH8 $8,591; each additional member +$876.
- How to apply
- Most eligible households get SUN Bucks automatically and do not need to apply. Use the Eligibility Navigator linked on the DHS Summer EBT page to determine whether your child is eligible and whether you need to apply; if you are not automatically enrolled and believe your children are eligible, fill out a SUN Bucks application. Applications received after August 31, 2026 will be considered for SUN Bucks benefits in Summer 2027. Questions: SUN Bucks FAQ Line at 1-877-762-1575.
- Last verified
- October 23, 2026
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