On February 23rd, the Department of Child Welfare and Family Services (DCFS) announced that Louisiana households currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps) can now order groceries online at Walmart stores throughout Louisiana. The plan is expected to spread to other retailers rapidly.
In their press release, DFCS states that, “EBT online grocery purchasing extends to other program recipients that make food purchases using EBT cards — Pandemic EBT (P-EBT), the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) or cash assistance, Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) and Disaster-SNAP (DSNAP). Recipients can shop and pay for eligible foods online using their EBT cards. They can also arrange for delivery, if available in their area, although they will have to pay for delivery services through a separate form a payment. SNAP benefits cannot be used for delivery fees and other associated charges.
If you are having any issues with arranging for delivery services, or having any issues accessing these benefits, we’d like to hear from you. Please contact us at 800–960-7705 or email our Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement, Tory Rocca at trocca@disabilityrightsla.org
For more details and instructions for participating in the program, visit the DCFS website: http://www.dcfs.la.gov/news/online-grocery-purchasing-now-available-for-all-louisiana-ebt-cardholders
