Eligibility and Benefits Determinations

903 Benefit Availability

Overview

SNAP participants are issued a debit card for purchasing food products. SNAP benefits are electronically transferred to an account linked to the debit card. Participants use the card, along with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to purchase food using a Point-of-Sale (POS). There is no charge when using the EBT cardClosed A North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services debit card issued to access SNAP benefits from EBT accounts.. Occasionally, benefits must be replaced to participantClosed A person who is eligible for benefits under SNAP, even if that person is not currently receiving benefits because the amount is too low, or the person is under a sanction or disqualification. households.

 

Benefit Availability

An eligibleClosed Having met the qualifications to receive a SNAP benefit by meeting the specified nonfinancial and financial requirements of eligibility. householdClosed People who buy and prepare food together. Spouses, parents, and children who live together are usually counted as the same household. must be provided with an EBT card by mail and the primary individual must create a PIN to be able to transact benefits on or before the seven or 30-day timeframe expires.

 

North Dakota EBT cards are mailed from Fidelity Information Services (FIS). Undeliverable EBT cards are returned to the Card Pro office and destroyed. A new card needs to be requested by calling ebtEDGE Customer Service at 1-800-630-4655 to be reissued.

References: 7 CFR 274.1

Revised: 5/16/2025