From the SNAP website in Pennsylvania. SNAP is the former FS program...
Q: What can I buy with SNAP?
A: Cold foods and other items like coffee, spices and seeds to grow food for your own use. SNAP cannot buy hot, prepared foods, alcohol, cigarettes, paper goods, toiletries, medicine, cleaning supplies or diapers.
However, some families who also recieve a cash alottment, for whatever reason can use that cash for whatever they want. That cash is loaded onto the same card as the FS, so it may appear that someone is using thir FS card for alcohol or tobacco but are actually using the cash portion of their card.
Edited to add: Those EBT cards can be used in an ATM to access that cash.
Q: What can I buy with SNAP?
A: Cold foods and other items like coffee, spices and seeds to grow food for your own use. SNAP cannot buy hot, prepared foods, alcohol, cigarettes, paper goods, toiletries, medicine, cleaning supplies or diapers.
However, some families who also recieve a cash alottment, for whatever reason can use that cash for whatever they want. That cash is loaded onto the same card as the FS, so it may appear that someone is using thir FS card for alcohol or tobacco but are actually using the cash portion of their card.
Edited to add: Those EBT cards can be used in an ATM to access that cash.
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