{"id":25136,"date":"2017-06-06T00:47:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T04:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=25136"},"modified":"2017-06-13T16:49:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T20:49:06","slug":"amazon-will-begin-to-give-discounts-on-their-prime-memberships-for-people-on-food-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=25136","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Announces They Will Give a 45% Discount on their Prime Memberships to people with an EBT card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon<\/span><\/a> is giving a price break on its prime service to low-income consumers on food stamps and other government assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Customers who receive benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, can pay $5.99 per month for membership, which would include free shipping and unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video. The regular annual membership is $99 per year. But those who cannot afford to pay up front have to pay $10.99 a month for the same benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon’s Prime program<\/span><\/a>, with the perks it brings, has created strong habits among shoppers as competition is keen. Amazon says it wants to make the program more accessible. Walmart, which has the second-biggest share of online sales, has been trying to close the gap with Amazon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The online retailer said customers will need to qualify for the discount by having a valid EBT card, which are typically used to disburse funds for food stamps and other government aid programs, such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.<\/span><\/p>\n

The move marks a departure for Amazon Prime, which is popular with upper-income households. The fastest-growing customers are those earning more than $112,000 in annual income, with more than 7 out of 10 of those families paying for an Amazon Prime subscription.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon said EBT cards can’t be used to pay for the Prime membership fees, and that customers can qualify every 12 months up to four times<\/span><\/p>\n

(Source: CBS News<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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