Easy Way To Pay With SNAP EBT on Amazon

Food stamps/SNAP recipients can now shop for groceries online on Amazon. This means that they can easily pay with SNAP EBT on Amazon. Provided you have an EBT card, it’s now easy for you to purchase groceries from Amazon Fresh, Amazon Pantry, and Amazon Grocery, pay with SNAP, and have then delivered to your door step.

For quite a long time, food stamps recipients were not allowed to make purchases online with their food stamps. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic the USDA has expanded an online purchasing pilot to include most states. So therefore, you are now allowed to use your SNAP EBT card to shop online with select merchants, of which include Amazon and Walmart.

The online EBT program was first launch in New York, in the year 2019. As of April 2020, many states including Maryland and New Jersey have implemented their online EBT programs. This pilot program will to allow SNAP recipients in the approved states to shop online with their EBT cards for delivery or pickup.

For such reason, this post will provide a full detail of how you can successfully add your SNAP EBT card to your Amazon account and shop online.

Easy Way to Pay with SNAP EBT on Amazon

EBT cardholders can now use their SNAP benefits to shop and purchase food online on Amazon for delivery. Kindly follow the below step guide instructions in order to shop online for groceries with your EBT card.

1. Visit the Amazon SNAP EBT website and press the “Add your SNAP EBT card” link.

2. Once done, you will be redirected to a page where you will be required to log in to your Amazon account.

3. If you already have an Amazon account, just login in with your Amazon login details. If you do not have an Amazon account, click on the “Create your Amazon account”.

4. Once you are logged in, kindly enter your EBT food stamps card to your Amazon account, by typing in your complete SNAP EBT card number and click “Continue” to proceed.

5. Next, you may be asked to enter your delivery zip code. Now follow the remaing instructions to complete adding your SNAP EBT card to your Amazon account.

6. Now your EBT Card have been added, it’s time to start shopping for your groceries online. You are free to use Amazon Grocery, Amazon Fresh, or Amazon Grocery to purchase groceries online.

7. Once you are done shopping and are ready to checkout, just proceed as usual.

8. Now, at the checkout, just select “EBT” as payment then enter your 4-digit PIN for your EBT Card to place your order. And that’s it.

NOTE: You are not allowed to use your food stamp benefits or EBT Card to pay for shipping or delivery fees. If you do not have Amazon Prime and would like free delivery, ensure to meet the free shipping minimums for each program.

READ ALSO: Grocery Stores That Take EBT For Online Grocery Pickup

Is Using my EBT Card Online Secure?

The use of your EBT card online will still require your unique personal-identification-number (PIN). There is currently one company that has a PCI compliant method of encrypted-PIN entry that is necessary for online shopping. All participating pilot retailers are working with this same company to offer secure PIN entry.

SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot

States that are currently participating in the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot include:

1. Alabama
2. Arizona
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Colorado
6. Connecticut
7. Delaware
8. District of Columbia
9. Florida
10. Georgia
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Illinois
14. Indiana
15. Iowa
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky
18. Maryland
19. Massachusetts
20. Michigan
21. Minnesota
22. Mississippi
23. Missouri
24. Nebraska
25. Nevada
26. New Hampshire
27. New Jersey
28. New Mexico
29. New York
30. North Carolina
31. North Dakota
32. Ohio
33. Oklahoma
34. Oregon
35. Pennsylvania
36. Rhode Island
37. South Carolina
38. South Dakota
39. Tennessee
40. Texas
41. Utah
42. Vermont
43. Virginia
44. Washington
45. West Virginia
46. Wisconsin
47. Wyoming.

Retailers That Are Currently Accepting SNAP Payments Online