Ohio Sun Bucks 2025 | Activate Card and Deposit Date

Here’s the latest on Ohio’s SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) for 2025—including how to activate your card and when benefits are deposited:

🗓️ Deposit Date

• All eligible children in Ohio will receive their one-time $120 benefit by July 31, 2025—whether added to an existing Ohio Direction Card or sent on a new Summer EBT card.

• Benefits may arrive at different times for different children in a household, as issuance is spread out through July .

• Reports suggest deposit notifications may start around July 1st, but all funds will be loaded no later than July 31 .

🔓 How to Activate the Card

✅ If Funds Load to an Existing Ohio Direction Card:

• No activation needed. Funds simply become available for use.

✅ If You Receive a New Summer EBT Card:

1. Check your mail for a plain white envelope addressed to your child.

2. Call the number on the back of the card: 1‑866‑386‑3071.

3. Follow the automated prompts:

   • Press 1 for activation/balance info

   • Enter the 16-digit card number

   • Use the child’s birth year and full date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY) to verify

   • Choose a 4-digit PIN (avoid repeated or sequential numbers)

Also Read : Where Can I Use My Sun Bucks Card

🔄 Post-Activation

• Once activated, the $120 benefit is added by July 31.

• Funds expire after 122 days from issuance.

📞 Help & Support

✅ Quick Summary

• Apply or qualify automatically by school meal or SNAP/SNAP-adjacent programs.

• Funds available by July 31, 2025.

• Use existing SNAP card OR activate new card by calling 1‑866‑386‑3071.

• Choose a unique 4-digit PIN.

• Spend shopping at SNAP-authorized stores, and use funds within 122 days.