A system of distributing government benefits to households. The benefit is deposited to individual accounts and the beneficiaries can claim it through the use of a debit card. Food stamps and cash benefits are among the most common electronic benefit transfers. This type of transfer has been used in the US since 2004.
Related information about electronic benefit transfer (EBT):
- Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) - USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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- EBT - Electronic Benefit Transfer
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- Electronic Benefit Transfer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- California EBT Project
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- NC DSS: Food and Nutrition Services
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- Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) - Virginia Department of Social ...
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- Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) | OTDA
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- Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) - Department of Public Social ...
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