2026 Summer EBT Benefits
What is Summer EBT? The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT or SUN Bucks) began in 2024 and provides grocery benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer. Summer EBT benefits will either be loaded to a household’s Ohio Direction Card, or a benefit card will […]
High-Risk Transactions Will Be Automatically Blocked On All SNAP Cards
Starting May 13th, all Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and making online or out-of-state purchases must unlock their benefits card before proceeding. EBT cards or the Ohio Direction Card will default to a “block high-risk transaction” status, requiring cardholders to unlock their card before making an out-of-state or online purchase. While cardholders are […]
Report Changes In Income
How to Report a Change For a video to review step-by-step instructions on how to report a change on a case within an existing Ohio Benefits Self-Service account, click here: How To Report A Change
SNAP Text Reminders
Stay on track with your SNAP benefits with text reminders! This option lets you report changes to your SNAP case faster and easier from your phone. If you have opted-in to get text messages from Ohio Benefits, you can report changes and upload verification documents through a secure link sent to your smartphone. Reporting changes on […]
Pay Child Support Over The Phone
New Feature: Pay Child Support Over the Phone! We’re excited to announce a convenient new way to make your child support payments — by phone! Starting today, you can securely pay your child support obligations using our automated phone payment system. This feature is designed to make the process faster, easier, and accessible anytime. […]
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
For additional Marion area community resources such as food pantries, community meals, housing, transportation, etc., click here: MARION COUNTY RESOURCE GUIDE (rev 01-27-2026) Marion Area COMMUNITY MEALS Calendar (updated 01-07-2026) Marion Area […]
Protect Your EBT Card – Use The Lock & Unlock Features
Click Here For A Video On How To Lock And Unlock Your EBT Card
Protect Your EBT Card
According to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, officials with the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have indicated that criminals are targeting SNAP benefit recipients in every state, including Ohio. Criminals have increasingly used “skimming” to steal EBT card numbers. Such as when a fraudulent device is […]
Ohio Benefits Document Upload
Click here to view a video explaining the Ohio Benefits Document Upload feature.
SNAP Recipients: Protect Yourself From Potential Fraud
Ohio urges Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to protect themselves from potential fraud. The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) is taking anti-fraud measures and offering resources to protect recipients. ODJFS takes a number of measures to prevent and detect fraud, including: PIN reminders – ODJFS provides multiple reminders to SNAP recipients […]
