Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program Online Purchases Expanded in First Two Years of Pandemic

The USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot allows households in participating States to use their SNAP benefits to buy groceries online from authorized, participating retailers. As with in-person redemption, benefits can be used online only for food items and...

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Published inAmber waves Vol. 2022
Main Author Jones, Jordan W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.09.2022
Edition1490
Subjects
Consumer/Household Economics
COVID-19
Food Security and Poverty
grocery purchases
online grocery purchases
Online Purchasing Pilot
P-EBT
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer
SNAP
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Summary:The USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot allows households in participating States to use their SNAP benefits to buy groceries online from authorized, participating retailers. As with in-person redemption, benefits can be used online only for food items and cannot be used for additional expenses tied to online grocery shopping, such as tips or fees. Online SNAP grocery purchases can be delivered or picked up onsite as with other online grocery purchases. Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits issued during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are similarly redeemable online.
ISSN:1545-8741
1545-875X
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.338863