SNAP EBT down? Status of problems

When reports arrive in regard to SNAP EBT going down or experiencing problems today, then this will impact thousands in need of using the government scheme that helps people using this food stamp coupon replacement program.

Officially named the “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer”, thousands rely on using the card system to pay in different stores like a debit or credit card. This is why issues will be felt across the country when the service is not working.

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Is SNAP EBT down for you on Wednesday February 20, 2019? If you have problems with this payment service and in certain stores, then leave details about the store names and locations below. You will also see SNAP EBT status updates from our editors and the Product Reviews community that reveal current outages.

Renee Anton

This is what is going on. I got this information directly from my state’s Economic Security Website. I hope this helps you all. It really helped me.
Facts about SNAP After the Shutdown
For Clients:
1. Most of you have your monthly February benefit available on your
card now. If you are a current SNAP client who did not receive your
February benefit yet, you will receive it soon.
2. There is no deadline to spend your February benefits.
3. You will not receive another benefit for February, even though the
government has reopened. The February benefit was issued early
to make sure you would receive your February benefits, even if the
federal government was still shutdown in February. Issuing benefits
early was the only way to make sure everyone received benefits for
February.
4. Carefully budget your SNAP benefits to extend through February.
5. If you are scheduled for renewal in January or February, submit
your recertification paperwork as required. If eligible, you will
receive your benefits.
6. If you apply for SNAP, states will process your application. If
eligible, you will receive February benefits.
If you have any questions about your SNAP benefits, please contact your
state or local office.
Sandy Childs Jones

I only received January benefits in January I didn’t get Februarys early, why?
Sunfist

I was supposed to get my SNAP benefits on the 9th, it is now the 10th and NO benefits to be had. What happened?? Everett, Wa. 98204
- Nova
  
  Still none either here in GA, was supposed to get them today as well.
Ruby

I didn’t get anything early. Today, the 9th, is my day for it to refill and I only got half of what I usually get. Is that right?
Kimberly Vega

I got 197.00 extra in January (what I heard was that it was to help people through the government shut down..i also heard both things about it being February stamps.. Not just extra January help… But then i heard to that it was extra help for January for the people being affected by the shut down) Which in my opinion if they were stamps for February where’s the rest? I get 353 a month but i was only given 197 the second time my card was loaded in January. So where’s the other 150$. I don’t understand.
Mary L Flood

It’s my day for food stamps and didn’t get them early and I have nothing still can someone tell me why what’s going on
- April Ligeralde
  
  Same! I guess I was supposed to receive it early. But that didn’t happen.
zuzumamu

Just went down to safeway and they say there is a global credit card service outage and it includes using my EBT card. January 31, 2019 1PM, Bend, OR
Phill Stone

Mary Yazzie. From what I had read online and from what someone had told me? That as far as being for fund’s to be added on the Ebt/Snap debit card’s. That there will be no fund’s to be added to any Snap/Ebt cards in the month of February due to the Governmental shutdown? With that being said that who ever is the person and or persons who addes the funds to the debit cars that there was like an increase of what each and every person who received the funds that the increase was added in January instead of February? But now that the shutdown has been put down over the next 3 weeks that the funds will be re-added in the month of March. Course that may have been changed now? I don’t know?
Mary Yazzie

I just wanted to put it out there to everybody that still hasn’t gotten there February benefits maybe you should call into the office or go into the office I called in like at 8 a.m. when they first opened up and I’ll be able to get on the line is it all the reason you didn’t get your food stamps was because you’re due for a food stamp review. So maybe the people that didn’t receive their stamps try calling in and asking why maybe you need to do a review as well and then you’ll get your benefits. I hope this at least help somebody.
- Sunfist
  
  I just did a review a couple months ago, too early for another one isn’t it?
Ashley Mcnichols

I have yet to receive mine too and my county office told me that I got approved last Thursday and I should have gotten my Monday but they have not issued it to my card yet for some reason and they don’t know why so yeah you guys aren’t the only ones being screwed around by this and then I went to call customer service on the card and they are like well it’s not posted so we can’t do anything
Ashley Mcnichols

It’s due to the government shutdown next month you’re not receiving benefits next month those benefits are for next month
Amanda N Carl Gann

I have had a few family and friends say they got there’s but I have still not gotten mine. I cant call cause the office is closed, so why am I the only one that hasn’t gotten them yet?
- Mary Yazzie
  
  No I have not gotten mine yet tomorrow I will be at the office first thing if they are bit on my card by the end of today.
- lady j
  
  I did not yet also. I read somewhere online that for those that didn’t receive the early benefits in Jan. Then should receive Feb 1st.. Keep checking!
  - Mary Yazzie
    
    Where did you hear that information from about the food stamps if you didn’t get them they’ll be there on the 1st?
Chelsea Porter

Dont worry many ppl have not recieved theirs yet.
- xBlvckMonaLisa xxx
  
  Thank you so much for the response as well as the reassurance! Be blessed I hope everything works out for you at this trying time…
Garret Connick

Some reports sayeven though card says ebt and cash are thr only cash wasent. Thr for withdrawl atm says cannot access at this time if you didnt withdrawl your cash amount in full before gov shutdown you may not hv anything avial untill june 23 sucks
- xBlvckMonaLisa xxx
  
  Wow it’s really sad that we have a psychotic, egotistic, dumb ass for a president! His entire campaign is & has been completely deplorable. He is a true reflection of what ignorance looks like. The fact that he put sooo many ppl(the elderly, kids & babies) in such a f×cked up predicament amazes me… I can barely buy food for myself & family b/c it’s not feasible at this time, due to all the bills & so forth I have to pay…
Taylor Reneé

I haven’t gotten any either. I’m supposed to get them on,the 21st.
Marquez Brian Izaiah

I was supposed to get benefits as well and havent recieved which is wierd cuz my cousing said she got hers already for February…any idea wats goin on or why i havenr recieved anything
- Garret Connick
  
  Meniether card says its thr was loaded dec 11 2018 still not available
Shay Fred

I havent got anything yet. Not January or February benefit
- xBlvckMonaLisa xxx
  
  Thank you so much for your response. I hope everything works out for you at this trying time… Be blessed!
Shay Fred

I want to personally address the folks like Mooses or whatever his name is. Having your opinion is fine even expressing it cause thats what this country is about. However, how about trying to be better informed. Just because someone receives EBT doesnt mean they dont or didnt ever pay taxes nor does it mean they dont work. In most states to receive assistance of any sorts you must be engaged in a Work for benefit program or elderly or disabled. Additionally (such as in my case) people who recieve SSI for disability can opt to still pay taxes. Your money doesnt pay for me or anyone else. It could possibly help YOU should you need it down the line like mine is helping me. Stop trolling people trying to share legitimate information with one another who are in the same boat. If this isnt your plight then why are you even here? Save your banter and uninformed rhetoric for social media. It would be better believed there hun. 😉
Rob Zacharias Thomas Israel

Nothing so far i wonder whats going on..
sickandtired

Only disabled and elderly should get assistance. Other than that, get a job. Or two.
- Garret Connick
  
  Actually the gov does owe me 600 dollers wrongfully taken from my unemployment insurence years ago now im collecting my retirement at age 45
- KattK
  
  Hey a$$wipe. Have you ever considered a single mother who IS working, goes to school full time (to hopefully get a better job in this dismal country we call United States – land of the free, with liberty and justice for all) and has 2 small children? I would guess not. You sound like the entitled one. Where do you get off even implying that other people are sitting on their butts waiting for handouts? Was that your method once upon a time until you got a clue? So now you sit upon your self created righteous plateau and talk down to those who you THINK are beneath you. You must be a politician or just a cold hearted son (or daughter) of a biotch. Maybe you should consider pursuing some happiness because you obviously don’t emulate happiness. You sound wretched and bitter. They say the apple doesn’t fall far the tree.
Chris Evans

Don’t be me wrong for what I am about to post here .. I get benefits too, but what is really cracking me up right now is the fact that everyone is frantic for benefits they normally would not have received this month. We all got our January benefits. You all need your Feb benefits so bad right now your checking to see if you got them right after midnight?
I am thinking people need to learn how to shop better.
- Mary Yazzie
  
  How many mouthes Do you feed just your own? Do you have kids or other dependents to feed and care for? So don’t judge someone else’s shopping unless you know how they shop. I am thinking you need to shut up.
  - John Smith
    
    He has a point . If you have received stamps for years . You would have already adjusted to how you spend them .So having extra doesn’t mean to blow as fast as you get them .
    - Mouse
      
      How do you figure getting next months food early is extra? It’s the same amount just earlier. Not extra, never anything EXTRA!
- Tashay Frederick
  
  It isnt extra! It is our Feb benefit that WILL NOT come in February. So if we do not get it when they say we may not get it at all. I personally am disabled and cannot work so I do depend on this assistance to feed myself and three children. It isnt about shopping better or thinking we are getting “extra”….. its about having rations given and you are one of a few who never received your rations for a particular month. This IS in fact troublesome for many families that need it. You may not need it but I do.
- Garret Connick
  
  So true but crap happens like hacked bnk acc for ex injury not cov by ins etc
- Cassie Dyl Phillips
  
  Actually alot of us have not received January either. I get them in Columbus county NC and didn’t receive but 15 on the 19th instead of my normal amount and nothing for February either . My husband did ten years in the army and we are both disabled. We are visiting family in Maine and rhode island right now due to family members having bad health and one passing away. This couldn’t have come at a worse time for us and our four children.
Garret Connick

Allright pres trump you could be right only becouse your protected your a very shamefull person hatefull and we commoners are not called thoughs people very insulting hows tht merrige going wife not wanting you ahhhh devorce is coming. Coward your not worth my time anymore and do your job presadent your not fit to serve get lost hack
- sickandtired
  
  Atrocious writing.
  - Garret Connick
    
    Ya i hate texting mad bad spelling or abreviated words etc so dnt judge to quik my hands are big gives me problems when i text
    - Mary Yazzie
      
      It’s okay to have big hands sick and tired has a small brain so how can he talk about anybody.
Jeanette Russell Champion

Can’t get a call through to the Customer service EBT.. How ironic… seems everyone is having a problem?
Garret Connick

Hay not everyone is a bum im semi retired at 45 but also disabled .I take offence to your comment ask people first before you get derogatory saying something you hv no clue about alls i get ebt 90 a month 20 cash witch ive never used till noww when i need it most
- Garret Connick
  
  Your the bully hear
  - Chris Evans
    
    Learn basic spelling and Grammar dude, or do people a favor and just dont leave any comments.

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