Summer EBT: Who Automatically Qualifies
Children automatically qualified for Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) in 2025 if they had an approved application to get free or reduced price meals at their National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participating school for the 2024-2025 school year.
Children also qualified if their household was in a qualifying program any time during the 2024-2025 school year or 2025 summer. The qualifying programs are:
- FoodShare
- Wisconsin Works (W-2)
- The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
- Certain income-based Medicaid programs
If a child did not go to a school that participated in the NSLP and their household was in one of the qualifying programs, they must have been school-aged to qualify. Children were considered school-aged if they were born on or between July 1, 2006, and August 31, 2019.
Children who qualified for Summer EBT were sent benefits automatically. If your child qualified for Summer EBT, learn how to use the benefits.
Help with Summer EBT
Get help with questions about Summer EBT by contacting the Summer EBT Support Team at DHSSEBTSupport@dhs.wisconsin.gov or visiting the Summer EBT: Frequently Asked Questions page.