የኤሌክትሮኒክ ጥቅማጥቅሞች ማስተላለፍ (EBT)

ለ SNAP ብቁ ለሆኑ መጠጦች የሚመጣ ለውጥ

ከጥቅምት 1 ፣ 2026 ጀምሮ፣ ጣፋጭ ካርቦሃይድሬት ያላቸው መጠጦች የSNAP ጥቅማ ጥቅሞችን በመጠቀም ለግዢ ብቁ አይሆኑም። ይህ ለውጥ የጥቅማጥቅምዎን መጠን አይነካም ወይም በSNAP ሊገዙዋቸው የሚችሏቸውን የምግብ እቃዎች ላይ ተጽዕኖ አያሳድርም።

Use Your SNAP Benefits Safely and Easily 

Virginia EBT ካርድ ለቤተሰብዎ ብቁ የሆኑ ምግቦችንና መጠጦችን ለመግዛት እንደ ዴቢት ካርድ ሆኖ ይሰራል። 

Authorized retailers will display a "We Welcome SNAP EBT Customers" poster. 

የኤሌክትሮኒክ ጥቅማጥቅሞች ማስተላለፍ (EBT)

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About EBT

የኤሌክትሮኒክ የጥቅማ ጥቅሞች ማስተላለፍ (EBT) ብቁ ለሆኑ ቤተሰቦች የSNAP ጥቅማ ጥቅሞችን እንዲያገኙ ቀላል የፕላስቲክ ካርድ ይጠቀማል። የሚከተሉትን ማድረግ ይችላሉ፦ 

  • Pay for groceries by swiping your card and entering your PIN
  • Use your card at authorized retailers displaying the “We Welcome SNAP EBT Customers” sign

View the table below to determine what you can and cannot buy using EBT

Eligible Purchases Not Eligible Purchases
Groceries, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, baby formula, diabetic and diet foods, seeds and plants that grow food, water, ice, snacks, spices, herbs Alcohol, tobacco, hot or prepared meals at the store, pet food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, food containers, medicines, vitamins, minerals 

Using Your Card

የEBT ካርድዎ የግሮሰሪ ዕቃዎችን ለመግዛት እና ቀሪ ሂሳብዎን ለመከታተል ቀላል ያደርገዋል። ይህ ክፍል ካርድዎን በመደብሩ ውስጥ እንዴት እንደሚጠቀሙበት፣ ፒንዎን እንዴት እንደሚያስተዳድሩ እና ጥቅማ ጥቅሞችዎ ንቁ ሆነው እንዲቀጥሉ እንዴት ማድረግ እንደሚችሉ ያብራራል።

At the Store
Tracking Your Balance
Your PIN
Carryover Balances

Tell the cashier you’re በEBT መክፈል። ብቁ የሆኑ እቃዎችን መለየት ሊኖርብዎ ይችላል። ቸርቻሪዎች በEBT ግዢዎች ላይ የገንዘብ ለውጥ አይሰጡም።

ሁለት ጊዜ ክፍያ የሚጠየቅበት ከሆነ ወይም ቫውቸር በተሳሳተ መንገድ ከተሰራ፡ 

  • First, speak with the store manager. 
  • If it is not resolved, call the EBT Help Desk at 1-866-281-2448 to file a claim. 
  • Claims are usually resolved within 10 business days. 

ካርድዎን ሲያነቁ የ 4አሃዝ ፒን ይምረጡ። በሚስጥር ያስቀምጡት። በካርዱ ላይ አይጻፉት። ፒንዎ አምስት ጊዜ በስህተት ከገባ፣ ካርዱ ለቀኑ ይቆለፋል። 

Unspent benefits roll over to the next month. But if your card is inactive for nine months, older benefits will expire. Make at least one food ግዢ መለያዎን ንቁ ለማድረግ በየዘጠኝ ወሩ።


Lost or Stolen Cards

ደውል 1-866-281-2448 ወዲያውኑ። የድሮ ካርድዎ ይቦዝናል እና አዲስ ካርድ ይሰጣል። ከተዛወሩ፣ አድራሻዎን በአካባቢዎ የማህበራዊ አገልግሎት ቢሮ ያዘምኑ። 

Protect Yourself from Scams 

ወንጀለኞች የካርድ ቁጥርዎን ወይም ፒንዎን በመጠየቅ ጥቅማ ጥቅሞችዎን ለመስረቅ ሊሞክሩ ይችላሉ። ያስታውሱ፡ 

  • Never share your PIN. 
  • Lock your card when not in use with the ConnectEBT app. 
  • If you suspect fraud, contact the EBT Help Desk immediately. 

Learn more about avoiding EBT scams 

New EBT Chip Cards Are Coming Fall 2026

Virginia ከሴፕቴምበር 2026 እስከ ታህሳስ 2026 ድረስ አዲስ ቺፕ-የነቃ ተጨማሪ የአመጋገብ ድጋፍ ፕሮግራም (SNAP) የኤሌክትሮኒክ ጥቅማ ጥቅም ማስተላለፊያ (EBT) ካርድ እያወጣች ነው። አዲሶቹ ካርዶች የአመጋገብ ጥቅሞችዎን የበለጠ ለመጠበቅ እና ማጭበርበርን ለመቀነስ የአሁኑን መግነጢሳዊ መስመር-ብቻ ካርዶችን ይተካሉ። የካርድ ቀሪ ሂሳብዎ ወደ አዲሱ ካርድ ይተላለፋል - የካርድ ቴክኖሎጂው ብቻ አዲስ ነው!

How You Can Prepare

  • Make sure your address, phone number and email are up to date with your local agency so you can get your new card.
  • Setup and use your ConnectEBT.com account.
  • Watch for updates about your new card on social media and on ConnectEBT.
  • Keep your current card until your new chip card arrives.
  • Use your card safely — never share your PIN and change it often

ይህ ለእርስዎ ምን ማለት ነው?

  • Your old magnetic-stripe EBT will stop working when you activate your new chip card or 60 days after the new card is mailed.
  • At the store, you will tap or insert the card instead of swiping.
  • The new card has an expiration date and a three-digit security code. You will need these for online purchases and to set and reset your PIN.
  • You set a new PIN each time a new card is issued.
  • Keep using ConnectEBT to lock and unlock your new chip card to help protect your benefits.
  • For help, call the EBT Customer Service Help Desk at 866-281-2448 or contact your local department of social services.