EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer)

 
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Economic Assistance
Children and Family Services
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Summer EBT

Nebraska Summer EBT 2024 information is now available. 

ebtEDGE Update

Create an account on the ebtEDGE website or app to manage your EBT accounts. Households can now elect to receive an email notification when certain actions take place on their account. This will help you know more quickly when there is unexpected activity on your account. Other features include the option to “freeze" your card between uses and to block out-of-state transactions and/or internet transactions to prevent unauthorized use.

View the ebtEDGE website.  Download the ebtEDGE App from the GooglePlay Store. 

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Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is a plastic card similar to a debit card. Clients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, use their EBT card to buy food at authorized stores. Nebraska's card shows the State Capitol's Sower statue outlined against a blue sky. 

When a person or family is approved to receive SNAP benefits, they will receive a Nebraska EBT card by mail. You must be registered through the U.S. Postal Service to receive your EBT card through the mail.
EBT Card
EBT Card

Go to the US Post Office website to update your address.

To purchase food, slide the EBT card through a terminal or Point of Sale (POS) device at the store's checkout counter. Then, enter a unique number (the personal identification number or PIN) to verify your identity. The transaction deducts the purchase amount immediately from your EBT account.

Nebraska EBT cardholders may use their Nebraska EBT card in authorized stores in any of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

Other Helpful Sites

US Department of Agriculture's SNAP Website

(Learn how to become a SNAP authorized retailer and accept SNAP EBT benefits by clicking on the website link above.)

UNL Nutrition Education Program

(Improve the quality of your diet and stretch your SNAP dollars.)

Special Investigations Unit

(File a complaint about suspected Food Stamp/EBT fraud.)

Cari Crosby​​
Accounting and Finance Manager DHHS Children and Family Services
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026