-USDA: More than half of food stamp recipients now use EBT cards.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 September 1998-USDA: More than half of food stamp recipients now use EBT cards (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:280998 CONTACT: Phil Shanholtzer Tel: 1 703 305-2286 e-mail: jim.borland@usda.gov Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced the start-up of the District of Columbia's new electronic benefit transfer system for issuing food stamps to all city recipients.

More than half of all food stamp recipients nationwide now receive their benefits using electronic benefits transfer. "EBT is a good deal for everyone," Glickman said. "It provides the federal government with a powerful new tool to fight fraud in the Food Stamp Program. It gives food stamp recipients a modern, more secure way to use their benefits, and eliminates...