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Amazon offers a 45-percent discount on Prime memberships, $5.99 a month instead of $10.99 month, to U.S. residents receiving government assistance: WIC, TANF, SNAP (Food Stamps.)[1] You must have an EBT card. The best part is, if you are already a prime member with an EBT card you can take advantage of the discount right away.[2]

  1. You will need to upload this picture to amazon.com.
    • For example, on PA's Access Card your name and number is the front side of the card--this is the side you need to take a picture of.
    • You can find this at https://www.amazon.com/l/16256994011
    • You will be asked to sign into your amazon.com account or sign up for an account if you are not already a customer.[3]
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    • Fill in your EBT Card Number.
    • Upload your EBT Card Picture that you took earlier.
    • Tick the box to verify that your EBT card is current and valid.
    • Click Continue
  2. Your information will be reviewed to make everything is valid but that's it. You are now a Prime Member for $6.99 a month instead of $14.99.[4]
    • If you are already a Prime Member either annual or monthly Amazon will convert your membership and refund the unused portion of your Prime Membership.
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    Can I get the Amazon Prime discount for customers if a family member receives government assistance and I use her EBT card?
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    I believe it's currently illegal to authorize the use of your EBT card to others not listed, whether lending or selling. Now, most states only allow one person of a household to bring in food for that address, so I understand your position. But for Amazon, it would be a lot of risk involved since someone could have had theirs stolen, which does happen a lot. What you could do is ask the person registered to the EBT card to purchase it and you can make payments to them. It may work out so both of you could split it. But yes, I believe the name of the account and credit card must match what's on the EBT card.
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    I am on Medicare and disability, but have no EBT card. How can I join Prime?
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    With an EBT card, your Prime membership is about 1/2 it would otherwise be. You can pay the full annual price or possibly monthly installments. Look into getting an EBT card; each state handles it differently. Try contacting your senior center or local disability organization; the ADA requires at least 1 person be tasked with handling disability issues. Each type of disability has a local or state group as well.
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    How do I take a picture of my EBT card? How do I upload it to Amazon Prime?
    Rudy Toth
    Rudy Toth
    Community Answer
    You don't need to take pictures of your EBT. Amazon Prime is different you can't use your EBT for that!
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  • It's against the law to lie about receiving benefits so don't use your old EBT card if you're not still eligible.
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