What are the advantages of participating in the Wisconsin EBT Program?
The Wisconsin EBT Program has eliminated the use of paper food coupons by Wisconsin clients. All FoodShare benefits in Wisconsin are done electronically. This greatly reduces the number of paper FoodShare coupons that must be processed by retailers. Reimbursement for FoodShare sales will be transferred electronically via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) to a retailer’s bank account within 2 business days after the purchase. In addition, authorized retailers using an electronic credit/debit system were paid 8 cents for every EBT transaction. Wisconsin’s 2003-2005 budget, Act 33 enacted July 24, 2003 eliminated the 8 cent per transaction fee effective September 1, 2003.
