District of Columbia EBT Card Balance

Your EBT card works like a debit card at any USDA-authorized retailer nationwide — major grocery chains and big-box stores such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, Costco, Sam's Club, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and most local and regional supermarkets, plus many convenience stores and farmers markets. A growing number of retailers, including Walmart.com, Amazon, DoorDash, and Uber Eats, also accept SNAP EBT for online grocery orders in many areas, though delivery and service fees usually can't be paid with benefits.

SNAP benefits cover food and food-producing seeds or plants, but not hot prepared foods, alcohol, tobacco, or non-food items — some states also restrict specific items like soda or candy, noted below if it applies to District of Columbia.

The federal SNAP gross income limit is normally 130% of the Federal Poverty Level. The District of Columbia applies Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) to raise that limit to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level for SNAP applicants.

This means more DC households with modest incomes can qualify for SNAP than the federal minimum alone would allow, and it typically removes the separate asset test that would otherwise apply to applicants.