SUN Bucks Benefits

Massachusetts is proud to announce SUN Bucks (formerly Summer EBT) is returning, ensuring students have access to nutritious food when schools are closed for summer break.

DTA SUN Bucks Hotline: 855-425-8770

Use this link for the Massachusetts SUN Bucks site. The MA SUN Bucks website can be translated by clicking on the language in the top menu of your screen.

Use this link for Frequently Asked Questions about SUN Bucks

If you received SUN Bucks in 2025

You may be eligible for SUN Bucks 2026 without needing a new application. Information on SUN Bucks eligibility can be found below.

If you received benefits last summer and used your card, your benefits have been issued to the same SUN Bucks card on June 1st, 2026! If you need a replacement card, visit DTAConnect.com and create an account to get a replacement SUN Bucks card, or contact the SUN Bucks hotline at 855-425-8770.
If you received benefits last summer and did not use your card. DTA is sending you a new card in the mail. Watch out for the new SUN Bucks card in the upcoming weeks. Ordering a replacement card will deactivate the one in the mail.

Remember to always protect your SUN Bucks from benefit theft!

Change your SUN Bucks card PIN as often as possible.
You can also lock and unlock your card through your DTA Connect account.

SUN Bucks Flyers

To qualify for SUN Bucks benefits, students must:

Students qualify for SUN Bucks if during the 2025-2026 school year (starting July 1, 2025) they:

Got SNAP, DTA cash benefits, SSI with a relative caregiver, or certain types of MassHealth coverage, or were in foster care; AND
Were enrolled in a National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast Program (SBP) school (click this link to see if your school participates).

Got SNAP, DTA cash benefits, SSI with a relative caregiver, or certain types of MassHealth coverage, or were in foster care; AND
They are not enrolled in an NSLP/SBP school; AND
They are between the ages of 6 and 16.

They were approved for SUN Bucks or NSLP/SBP through an application.

Most eligible families in Massachusetts do not need to apply to get SUN Bucks. DTA will issue SUN Bucks benefits automatically to most eligible families.

For example, if during the 2025-2026 school year your child/children got SNAP, DTA cash benefits, certain types of MassHealth coverage, SSI, or were in foster care, you do not need to apply.

Students who are not automatically enrolled (see above) in SUN Bucks can apply online on DTA Connect or through a paper application with their school.

Use this link for the ONLINE APPLICATION, if you do not meet the qualifications above

If you are unable to complete the online application, you can fill out the paper application below and bring it to Ava Martin or Hira Zahir at the Business Office at the Savage Center, 275 Prospect Street. You can also email the form to Ava or email the form to Hira. Or you can go to the Business Office at the Savage Center, and they have paper copies on hand.

SUN BUCKS Benefits

New SUN Bucks cards will be mailed in Summer 2026, benefits are administered on a rolling basis throughout the summer.
Benefits are usable for 122 days from WHEN THE CARD IS MAILED. After 122 days the benefits are expunged from the cards.
The Benefit amount is $120

SUN Bucks Card Replacement

Replacement cards must be requested by the family. Norwood Public Schools can't request a replacement card for you.

Call the DTA SUN Bucks Hotline 855-425-8770
Use this link to download the DTA Mobile App and create an account. Request a replacement card in the App
Use this link to create an account on the DTA Website. Log into the account, request a replacement card in your account.