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Electronic Benefit Transfer

Electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefits via a magnetically encoded payment card

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Nov 9, 2025

What role does USDA Food and Nutrition Service play in issuing SNAP emergency allotments?

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is the federal authority that SNAP Emergency Allotments (EAs), setting the policy framework, eligibility tests, calculation methods, and statewide approvals t...