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Background |
EBT Account
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Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is a system
which makes the issuance of Food Stamps and TEA (cash) benefits
faster and easier through the use of electronic transactions.
Using their
Arkansas EBT card, recipients can access their TEA benefits at
participating Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Point of Sale
(POS) devices displaying the Quest mark. Food Stamp benefits can
only be used to purchase eligible food items at FNS authorized
stores displaying the Quest mark. Quest is the funds transfer
network by which most EBT transactions are routed.
Electronic
Benefits Transfer (EBT) provides multiple advantages for everyone:
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Improves Service-Recipients are no longer stigmatized as
purchases are made with a conventional plastic debit card.
- Offers
greater security-Recipients no longer have to carry large sums
of Food Stamps or proceeds from cashing a single check.
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Retailer Customer Service-EBT transactions are faster and more
efficient. Plus, all of the Food Stamp dollar is spent on food
since no change is given.
- Fraud
Detection-Improves the government’s ability to identify and
track both store and recipient fraud through EBT’s detailed
audit trail.
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