Whitey Ford
08-28-2022, 08:06 PM
SNAP, EBT outages reported across the country
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An outage affecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has been reported across the country, according to Down Detector.
The program, known as SNAP, provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of low-income families so they can purchase healthy food. Electronic Benefits Transfer, known as EBT, is an electronic system similar to a debit card that allows a SNAP participant to pay for food using SNAP benefits.
On Sunday afternoon, the South Carolina Department of Social Services tweeted: “DSS is aware of EBT processing issues with approved retailers, impacting the ability for clients to use their EBT cards, due to a third party processor outage impacting programs in multiple states.”
The department tweeted Sunday evening: “The third party processor for EBT cards has confirmed to DSS that all systems have been restored and cards issued to clients should be operational statewide at approved EBT retailers.”
https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/28/snap-ebt-outages-reported-across-country/
https://i.ibb.co/gmyZfvV/1661708462093.png
An outage affecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has been reported across the country, according to Down Detector.
The program, known as SNAP, provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of low-income families so they can purchase healthy food. Electronic Benefits Transfer, known as EBT, is an electronic system similar to a debit card that allows a SNAP participant to pay for food using SNAP benefits.
On Sunday afternoon, the South Carolina Department of Social Services tweeted: “DSS is aware of EBT processing issues with approved retailers, impacting the ability for clients to use their EBT cards, due to a third party processor outage impacting programs in multiple states.”
The department tweeted Sunday evening: “The third party processor for EBT cards has confirmed to DSS that all systems have been restored and cards issued to clients should be operational statewide at approved EBT retailers.”
https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/28/snap-ebt-outages-reported-across-country/