Yes, all Costco locations accept payment via EBT cards. However, recipients of SNAP benefits are limited in what they can purchase with their EBT cards, and Costco abides by these limitations. In general, this means that only approved food products can be purchased with EBT.

With the holidays fast approaching, and prices continuing to rise, SNAP recipients could be in for an especially difficult November as program funding ceases.

The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, is becoming a deep concern as it gets closer to Nov. 1, when the benefits could dry up without either a resolution of the federal government shutdown or other action.

Question: You’ve written about who won’t be eligible for SNAP after Nov. 1 but what about those of us who are still eligible? Will we get it if the shutdown is ongoing?

As California warns CalFresh payments will be “delayed” in November due to the government shutdown, here’s where to find free food assistance.