South Carolina EBT Card Balance
Program: SNAP · Administered by South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS)
Updated August 2026
In South Carolina, food assistance is delivered through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered by the Department of Social Services, without any special state branding for the program. Approved households receive their monthly benefits on an EBT card that works at grocery stores and many farmers markets statewide.
How to Check Your South Carolina EBT Balance
Check online
Log in with your card number to view your balance and transaction history.
https://www.connectebt.comUse the mobile app
ConnectEBT is the official app for South Carolina EBT cardholders, available on iOS and Android.
Check your last receipt
Your remaining balance is printed at the bottom of the receipt from your most recent EBT purchase.
Where You Can Use Your South Carolina EBT Card
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 and Amazon, 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 South Carolina.
South Carolina SNAP Income Limits
South Carolina keeps its SNAP gross income limit right at the standard federal baseline of 130% of the Federal Poverty Level rather than raising it further. However, the state still uses a form of Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) that removes the asset test for most applicants, meaning a household's modest savings or vehicle generally won't disqualify them, even though the income cutoff itself isn't higher than the federal standard.
| Household Size | Max Monthly Gross Income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,729 |
| 2 | $2,344 |
| 3 | $2,960 |
| 4 | $3,575 |
| 5 | $4,190 |
| 6 | $4,806 |
| 7 | $5,421 |
| 8 | $6,036 |
For each additional household member beyond 8, add about $615/month. Based on 2026 federal poverty guidelines at 130% — figures update annually and individual eligibility depends on more than gross income, so confirm your exact amount with South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS).
EBT Fraud & Card Skimming Protection
Protect your benefits from theft
Card skimming, where thieves attach a hidden device to a store's payment terminal to capture your card number and PIN, has become a serious problem for South Carolina SNAP households, with the Department of Social Services logging well over 100 fraud cases in recent years. A federal law once let states reimburse SNAP households for benefits stolen this way, but it only applied to theft between October 1, 2022, and December 20, 2024; that authority expired at the end of 2024 and, as of 2026, Congress has not renewed it.
To report a stolen or compromised card, call South Carolina's 24-hour EBT customer service line at 1-800-554-5268 to cancel your card immediately, and file a stolen-benefit report with DSS; suspected fraud can also be reported to the DSS fraud hotline at 1-800-616-1309. Because reimbursement is no longer guaranteed, prevention is your best protection: never share your PIN, check your balance frequently through the ConnectEBT app, and keep an eye on card readers for anything that looks tampered with.
South Carolina-Specific EBT Information
In April 2026, South Carolina DSS rolled out a significant fraud-prevention change: every SC EBT card is now automatically placed in a Block High Risk Transactions status, meaning out-of-state and online purchases are blocked by default. Cardholders who need to make an online or out-of-state purchase can temporarily unlock their card through the ConnectEBT app or portal, and even set it to automatically re-lock after 30, 60, or 90 minutes, a proactive step most states haven't taken.