Discounts with an EBT card: museums, parks, Prime, Walmart+, phone and internet

Your SNAP EBT card works as proof that you qualify for a set of discounts, but the card itself does not pay for them. The largest is Museums for All: more than 1,600 museums, zoos, aquariums and gardens charge free to $5.00 a person, for up to four people, when you show a SNAP EBT card and a photo ID (Museums for All). Being on SNAP also qualifies your household for the federal Lifeline discount of up to $9.25 a month on phone or internet service (USAC Lifeline Support). Comcast’s and AT&T’s low-cost internet plans accept SNAP. Amazon’s Prime Access costs $6.99 a month (Amazon, updated August 6, 2026), and Walmart+ Assist costs $6.47 a month or $49 a year (Walmart). Some states run their own programs, such as Colorado’s $14 state park pass and Massachusetts’ Card to Culture. Every offer below is taken from the page of the organization that runs it, as read in October 2026. Prices and lists of participating places can change, so check the linked page before you go or sign up.

The discounts at a glance

None of these are part of SNAP. They are voluntary offers from museums, companies and other agencies, and they set their own rules. SNAP benefits cannot pay for any of them.

Museums for All: free or $5 admission at 1,600+ museums

Museums for All is a national program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums. It started in 2015 and had served more than 16.5 million visitors as of December 31, 2025 (About Museums for All). Participating museums are in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They include art, history, science and children’s museums, planetariums, nature centers, historic houses, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboretums.

The rules every participating museum agrees to (For Museums):

• Admission of free to $5.00 per person for people showing a SNAP EBT card and a valid photo ID.
• The rate applies to up to four people per EBT card.
• It is available during all normal operating hours, not only on special days.

What the visitor FAQ adds (For Visitors):

• You do not register. Go to the museum, show the card and ID, and pay the reduced price.
• You pay with cash, a debit card or a credit card. The EBT card is only identification.
• There is no limit on how often you go back.
• A card from any state works at any participating museum. A Texas card is accepted in Illinois.
• Some museums accept WIC cards or other proof, and some admit more than four people per card, but the program does not require it. Ask the museum first.
• Some museums have changed hours or ask for advance reservations. Check the museum’s own site before you go.

Find museums near you on the participating museums map.

Example. A parent, a grandparent and two children visit a participating science center with one EBT card. Four people is the limit for one card. At the highest Museums for All price, $5.00 × 4 = $20.00 for the whole group. At a museum that sets its rate at $3.00, it is $3.00 × 4 = $12.00. At a museum that sets it at free, it is $0. A fifth person pays the regular price unless that museum’s policy allows more.

State programs for EBT cardholders

Some states run their own lists that go further than Museums for All. The four below were checked against each state’s own pages in October 2026.

Colorado: museums, theater, zoo and a $14 state park pass

The Colorado Department of Human Services keeps a list of discounts for Colorado SNAP recipients who show their EBT card (CDHS, Discount admission for Colorado EBT card holders). Examples from the list:

• Denver Art Museum: $1 a person, up to 10 people, general admission only.
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science: $3 a person, up to 10 people, general admission only.
• Denver Zoo: $3 a person, up to 10 people, from 11 a.m. daily. Tickets must be reserved online in advance; they are not sold on site.
• Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street and Chatfield Farms): $3 a person, up to six people.
• Arvada Center: promo code SNAP25 for up to four $10 theater tickets.

CDHS notes that discounts are usually for general admission only, may not apply on special event days, and that the list can change without notice. It also says the list applies to the regular Colorado EBT card and that a Summer EBT card may not be accepted everywhere.

The Centennial Pass from Colorado Parks and Wildlife costs $14 and is valid for 12 months from the date it is issued. It is for Colorado residents 18 or older with limited income. A current eligibility letter or card for SNAP is one accepted proof, along with a Colorado driver’s license or ID. You apply by mail to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Attn: Centennial Program, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, and CPW asks you to allow 15 business days. Pass holders 64 and older also get a $3 a night camping discount Sunday through Thursday (CPW, Park specialty passes). See the Colorado SNAP page for the state’s other programs.

Massachusetts: Card to Culture

Mass Cultural Council runs Card to Culture with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Massachusetts Health Connector and the WIC program. More than 600 cultural organizations give free or steeply discounted admission to EBT, WIC and ConnectorCare cardholders. You do not apply; you show your card at a participating organization. The council keeps separate lists for EBT, WIC and ConnectorCare cardholders, because an organization may take one card and not another (Mass Cultural Council, Card to Culture). The council’s page does not say whether EBT cards from other states are accepted. Ask the organization. More on SNAP in the state: Massachusetts.

South Carolina: EBT Perks

The South Carolina Department of Social Services started EBT Perks in 2022. Members of a SNAP household get free or discounted admission at participating attractions by showing their EBT card and a valid government-issued photo ID. The March 2025 DSS flyer lists 13 attractions, among them the South Carolina Aquarium, Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens, EdVenture Children’s Museum, Patriots Point, the Charleston Museum, the Columbia Museum of Art and the International African American Museum. DSS says each attraction sets and can change its own discount (DSS EBT Perks flyer, March 2025; DSS announcement, June 19, 2023). See South Carolina.

Florida: half-price state park admission

The Florida State Parks fee schedule sets an “Economically Disadvantaged Admission” of one-half of the base admission fee for Florida residents who participate in the food stamp program and bring proof of eligibility (Florida State Parks fee schedule, file dated May 2022). The discount is on daily admission. The separate list of annual pass discounts does not include one for SNAP (Annual pass discounts). The schedule asks for proof of eligibility without naming a document, so ask the park what it accepts before you go. See Florida.

If your state is not listed here, it may still have discounts that are not covered here. Your state agency’s SNAP pages are the place to look; links are on each state page.

National parks: no SNAP pass, but free days

The National Park Service has no SNAP or low-income pass. Its passes are based on age, military service, disability, fourth grade and volunteering. The America the Beautiful annual pass costs $80 for U.S. citizens and residents. The Senior Pass for people 62 and older costs $20 a year or $80 for life. The Access Pass for U.S. citizens and residents with a permanent disability is free (NPS, Entrance passes, last updated October 9, 2026).

Two things help a household on a tight budget:

• Most National Park Service sites are free to visit. Only some charge an entrance fee.
• Fee-free days. All NPS sites that charge an entrance fee are free on set dates. The last two in 2026 are October 27 (Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday) and November 11 (Veterans Day). From 2026, free entry on these days is for U.S. citizens and residents only. Timed entry and reservation fees may still apply.

If someone in your household has a permanent disability, the free Access Pass may be the better route. It is not tied to income or SNAP.

Phone and internet: Lifeline and low-cost plans

Lifeline: up to $9.25 a month

Lifeline is the federal phone and internet discount set by the Federal Communications Commission and run by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). You qualify if you, or someone in your household, gets SNAP. It also covers you if your child or dependent gets SNAP (USAC, How to qualify).

• Amount: up to $9.25 a month off phone, internet or a bundle; up to $34.25 a month on qualifying Tribal lands (USAC).
• One per household. A household is people who live together and share income and expenses (USAC, Lifeline overview).
• How to apply: online through the National Verifier, through a phone or internet company that offers Lifeline, or by mail to Lifeline Support Center, PO Box 1000, Horseheads, NY 14845 (USAC, How to apply). Then sign up with a company that offers Lifeline. Residents of Oregon and Texas apply through their state’s own Lifeline site instead.
• Keeping it: if you are asked to recertify, answer within 60 days or you lose the benefit. If your Lifeline service is free, use it at least once every 30 days, or you get a 15-day notice and then it is turned off. Tell your company within 30 days if you move or stop qualifying.
• Help: Lifeline Support Center, 1-800-234-9473, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, 7 days a week.

The ACP is gone

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and its monthly internet discount ended on June 1, 2024. The FCC warns that some websites still advertise it, and some still collect personal information for enrollment. Report those sites at fcc.gov/complaints (FCC, Affordable Connectivity Program).

Internet company plans that accept SNAP

Two of the largest providers list SNAP as a qualifying program on their own pages:

• Comcast Internet Essentials: $14.95 a month for up to 75 Mbps, or $29.95 a month for up to 100 Mbps. You must live where Xfinity Internet is offered, not have had Xfinity Internet in the last 90 days, and have no debt to Comcast that is less than a year old. Customers can buy a laptop or Chromebook for $149.99 plus tax (Xfinity, Internet Essentials). Apply at apply.internetessentials.com.
• Access from AT&T: for AT&T Fiber or AT&T Internet Air. You qualify if someone in the household is in a qualifying program, including SNAP, or has income below 200% of the poverty guideline. Proof of SNAP can be a copy of your EBT card or a screenshot of your state benefit portal showing current enrollment. AT&T does not publish one price: it depends on what is offered at your address (Access from AT&T).

Other providers also run low-income plans. Confirm on the provider’s own page that SNAP is accepted and what the price is after any promotional period.

Prime Access and Walmart+ Assist

Amazon Prime Access: $6.99 a month

Prime Access gives all Prime benefits for $6.99 a month, which Amazon calls more than 50% off Prime’s monthly price (Amazon, Prime Access, updated August 6, 2026). SNAP EBT is one of 13 qualifying programs, along with Medicaid, WIC, SSI, TANF, LIHEAP and others; you can also qualify by income. You upload a document on the Prime Access sign-up page. Eligible new members get a free 30-day trial first. You must re-verify every 12 months, and you can cancel at any time.

Walmart+ Assist: $6.47 a month or $49 a year

Walmart+ Assist is Walmart+ at 50% off the regular price: $6.47 a month or $49 a year, with a free 30-day trial. It is for people who qualify for SNAP, WIC, Medicaid and other programs. Eligibility is checked through SheerID; Walmart says there is no credit check and no effect on your benefits, and its FAQ refers to an annual re-verification. Free delivery has a $35 order minimum (Walmart+ Assist, Walmart’s page as archived August 8, 2026).

Example: one year of each.

On Walmart+ Assist, the annual plan costs $77.64 − $49.00 = $28.64 less than paying monthly for a year, if you can pay $49 at once.

SNAP does not pay the membership or the fees

You pay these memberships with a debit or credit card. Federal law says stores that take SNAP online may not let benefits pay delivery, ordering, convenience or other fees, and they must tell you about those fees when you order (7 U.S.C. 2016(k)). A membership can remove some delivery fees, but SNAP still pays only for eligible food. How online SNAP orders work is in Buying groceries online with EBT.

What a SNAP case qualifies you for automatically

Some of the most valuable “discounts” are other programs that treat SNAP as proof of eligibility:

• Free school meals. Schools must directly certify children in SNAP households for free meals, with no application. If one child in the family is in a SNAP household, all children in the family qualify for free meals (7 CFR 245.6). If your child’s school has not counted them, tell the school you receive SNAP.
• WIC income test. A WIC applicant who documents that they are certified for SNAP is accepted as income-eligible (7 CFR 246.7). WIC has other requirements, such as being pregnant or having a child under 5. See WIC and SNAP.
• Summer EBT. In states that run Summer EBT, the state must enroll school-age children in SNAP households without an application (7 CFR 292.12). Not every state took part in 2026. See Summer EBT (SUN Bucks).
• Energy help. LIHEAP rules vary by state. See LIHEAP energy assistance.

Fake “EBT discount” offers

USDA’s scam alerts describe fake social media offers to sign up for “instant cash” on an EBT card, and phony text messages saying your card is locked. Keep your PIN secret and do not share it with anyone outside your household (USDA FNA, SNAP scam alerts, page updated November 25, 2025).

None of the real discounts above ask for your PIN. Museums only look at the card. Amazon and Walmart ask for a document or a verification check, not your PIN. If an “EBT discount” site asks for your card number and PIN, or promises money on your card, do not enter anything. Check your balance only through your state’s official cardholder site or phone line, listed on your state page and in How to check your EBT balance.

Sources

• About Museums for All, For Visitors, For Museums and Participating museums, Museums for All (Institute of Museum and Library Services and Association of Children’s Museums), read October 17, 2026
• Discount admission and services for Colorado EBT card holders, Colorado Department of Human Services, read October 17, 2026
• Park specialty passes: Centennial Pass, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read October 17, 2026
• Card to Culture overview, Mass Cultural Council, read October 17, 2026
• EBT Perks flyer (March 2025) and Perks, special discounts to SC attractions available to SNAP recipients (June 19, 2023), South Carolina Department of Social Services
• Florida State Parks fee schedule (May 2022 file) and Annual entrance pass discounts, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida State Parks
• Entrance passes, National Park Service, last updated October 9, 2026
• Lifeline Support home, How to qualify, Lifeline overview and How to apply, Universal Service Administrative Company, read October 17, 2026
• Affordable Connectivity Program, Federal Communications Commission (archived page; read via a Wayback Machine copy of October 10, 2026)
• Internet Essentials, Comcast Xfinity, read October 17, 2026
• Access from AT&T, AT&T, read October 17, 2026
• Prime Access discounted membership, Amazon, updated August 6, 2026
• Walmart+ Assist, Walmart (live page blocks automated reading; read via the Wayback Machine copy of August 8, 2026)
• 7 U.S.C. 2016, Issuance and use of program benefits, U.S. Code (govinfo)
• 7 CFR 292.12, Enrolling eligible children, eCFR as of October 14, 2026
• 7 CFR 245.6, Application, eligibility and certification of children for free and reduced price meals and free milk and 7 CFR 246.7, Certification of participants, eCFR as of October 14, 2026
• SNAP scam alerts, USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, page updated November 25, 2025