Food Lion shoppers receiving SNAP benefits can use the new EBT service for both online grocery delivery and pickup orders. Currently, SNAP EBT payments are available only through the Instacart marketplace. At the site, Food Lion SNAP EBT customers select their local store and then shop eligible products .
Food Lion To Go accepts EBT SNAP on approved food items when you shop online.
This of course begs the question “Does Instacart accept EBT/Food Lion?”
Instacart accepts EBT payment for SNAP-eligible items from Food Lion in nine states: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. As always, SNAP beneficiaries who don’t want to pay more out of pocket to have groceries delivered can opt to pick up Instacart orders at the store.
At the site, Food Lion SNAP EBT customers select their local store and then shop eligible products . After adding items to their virtual cart, customers designate the amount of their benefits that they would like to allocate to the order, choose pickup or delivery, and then complete their transaction.
Does food Lion accept SNAP in North Carolina?
More than 350 Food Lion stores across North Carolina are now accepting SNAP benefits to pay for online grocery orders . The retailer Hy-Vee offers curbside pickup of groceries for SNAP beneficiaries.
Can EBT be used for grocery pickup?
Now, through the expedited expansion of an online purchasing pilot program run by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, households receiving SNAP benefits in 47 states and the District of Columbia can use EBT to pay for grocery pickup and/or delivery from select retailers (though not for associated service fees).
Food Lion has partnered with Instacart to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to directly pay for online grocery orders through electronic benefit transfer (EBT).
How much does Food Lion charge for pickup?
Food Lion is also well-known for its partnerships with No Kid Hungry, Operation Homefront, and Feeding America®. Groceries can be ordered from Food Lion for pickup or delivery with no order minimums using the Food Lion To Go app or the website. Food Lion pickup fee is $1.99 for orders over $35 and $3.99 for orders under $35.