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Does Walmart accept EBT?
Walmart says you can pay with a SNAP EBT card for eligible items in its stores. At the register, swipe the EBT card first and enter your PIN. Walmart's payment-methods page also lists EBT cards from participating states as accepted for EBT-eligible items.
| Way to shop | EBT accepted? | Details |
|---|---|---|
| In store | Yes | Walmart says you can pay with a SNAP EBT card for eligible items in its stores. At the register, swipe the EBT card first and enter your PIN. Walmart's payment-methods page also lists EBT cards from participating states as accepted for EBT-eligible items. |
| Online | Yes | Walmart says SNAP EBT cards can be used at all participating Walmart stores and online for pickup, delivery or shipping, on Walmart.com and in the app. Sign in, add the card to your Walmart wallet, look for the SNAP EBT eligible badge or use the SNAP eligible filter under Benefit Programs, then enter your PIN at checkout. Non-SNAP items can go in the same order with another payment method. |
| Pickup | Yes | Walmart's SNAP page says SNAP EBT can be used online for pickup. A separate Walmart help article on substitutions describes SNAP/EBT pickup orders: with no backup payment method, Walmart substitutes an item at the same or a lower price, or cancels it and refunds your SNAP/EBT card. |
| Delivery | Yes | SNAP EBT can pay for eligible food on Walmart delivery orders. Walmart says delivery fees and other service charges cannot be paid with SNAP EBT. Fees can be paid with EBT cash or another payment type. Walmart+ members get unlimited scheduled delivery with no delivery fees, but a Walmart+ membership is not required to use SNAP. A separate Walmart help article covers SNAP/EBT delivery substitutions: a driver cannot take back a substituted item, so you start a return instead. |
| Cafe / food court | No | Walmart's SNAP pages do not mention in-store cafes or restaurants. Under USDA rules, prepared food meant to be eaten in the store is not eligible for SNAP. The exception is the Restaurant Meals Program, which only some states run and only at approved restaurants. Check whether a restaurant inside a store is approved before you order. |
| Hot prepared food | No | Hot prepared food is not eligible for SNAP at any store, including Walmart's hot deli items. What counts is whether the food is hot when you buy it. Walmart's own listings show chilled rotisserie chicken marked SNAP EBT eligible, while the hot versions did not show the badge in the listing text we saw. A bill that would add hot rotisserie chicken has not become law; see our rotisserie chicken page. |
Sources
- Walmart Help: How to Shop with Your SNAP EBT Card at Walmart (page shows no update date; text supplied by site editor, 2026-11-04), checked 2026-11-04, next check 2026-12-04
- Walmart.com: SNAP Online page (no update date; page text supplied by site editor 2026-11-04; FAQ answers read from the page's own FAQ text), checked 2026-11-04, next check 2026-11-18
- USDA Food and Nutrition Administration: What Can SNAP Buy? (page updated 2025-06-04), checked 2026-11-04, next check 2026-11-18
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service: Retailer Eligibility, Prepared Foods and Heated Foods (policy memo, 2020-07-29), checked 2026-11-04, next check 2026-12-04
EBT rules depend on your state. For decisions about your benefits, contact your state SNAP agency.