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Connecticut EBT Discounts and Perks (2024 Edition)

Do you know about Connecticut EBT Discounts and Perks for 2024? Most Connecticut Connect Cardholders are not aware of the awesome benefits that come with their EBT Card. If you have a Connecticut EBT Card, your card comes with discounts and perks exclusive to EBT cardholders.

This includes discounted admission to museums, zoos, and aquariums, more than 50% discount on Amazon Prime Membership.

In addition, your Connecticut Connect Card qualifies you for discounted or FREE cell phone and home internet plans. 

In this post, we are going to share the most exciting Connecticut EBT discounts, perks, and free stuff you can get in 2024.
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National EBT Discounts

Below are the discounts that are available to all EBT Cardholders across the United States, that can also be redeemed by Connecticut Connect Card Holders.

Amazon Prime EBT Discount

If you have a Connecticut EBT Card, you can now sign up for Amazon Prime EBT Discount and get all the great benefits that come with Prime membership, at a fraction of the cost.

The regular Amazon Prime membership is $14.99 a month. However, if you have an EBT Card, you can get Prime Membership for $6.99. That’s over 50% off the regular price.

Given that Amazon is part of the USDA pilot of vendors approved to accept food stamps online for delivery, prime membership allows you to order groceries through Amazon Pantry in certain parts of the country.

Sign-up for Amazon Prime EBT Discount HERE

If you are not sure if the Amazon Prime EBT Discount is worth it, here is a summary of the what you get with your Amazon Prime membership:

FREE, Fast Delivery on Millions of Items

With Amazon Prime membership, you get fast, free shipping on over 50 million eligible items on Amazon.com. They have also rolled out a program recently that allows people who live in certain metropolitan areas to get FREE Same-Day Delivery on over a million items and FREE 2-hour delivery with Prime Now on daily essentials and groceries.

Instantly Stream TV Shows and Movies

One of the most popular features is the instant streaming of TV Shows and Movies. Your Prime membership includes instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows at no additional cost. You can stream all these on select Smart TVs, Roku, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, iPhones, tablets, and Android devices.

Other Benefits of Amazon Prime

  • Buy groceries online with your EBT Card through Amazon Pantry for delivery (in states where this is available)
  • Over two million songs. Thousands of playlists and stations (On-demand, ad-free music streaming)
  • Books, Magazines & More (Unlimited reading on any device)
  • Original audio series from Audible (Unlimited listening to original audio series)
  • Twitch Prime (Get free game content every month, exclusive discounts, plus loads more)
  • All your photos, together at last (Free unlimited photo storage)

"Connecticut EBT Discounts and Perks"

Connecticut EBT Discounts for 2024

Lifeline Program

If you are currently on Food Stamps/EBT Cardholder, and your income is below a certain level, you may qualify for FREE or low-cost home or cell phone service for you or a member of your family through the Federal Lifeline Program, which serves nearly 13 million Americans.

The Lifeline program helps to lower the monthly cost of phone and internet service. Eligible customers will get at least $9.25 toward their monthly bill. You can only use Lifeline for either phone or internet service, but not both.

Discounted Cell Phone Services

Below is a list of cell phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Connecticut.

Company Name Phone
Safelink Wireless 800-723-3546
Assurance Wireless 888-898-4888
Access Wireless 866-594-3644

Discounted Home Phone Services

Below is a list of home phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Connecticut.

Company Name Phone
Cox Communications 866-961-0027
Frontier Communications 800-921-8101

Discounted Internet Service

The new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides discounted internet to EBT Cardholders. The program provides households with a $30 discount on their internet service each month.

Plus, you could also get a one-time $100 discount on the purchase of an eligible laptop, desktop or tablet.

You can combine the $30 ACP internet credit with your Lifeline phone service to save even more on your phone and internet bill each month.

To find out how to apply, check out our article here.

ACP Internet Providers in Connecticut for 2024

Currently, Connecticut has 36 ACP internet providers. We’ve provided a list of all the Connecticut companies offering discounted internet to EBT Cardholders below.

Connecticut Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Internet Providers
Internet Provider Name Type of Service Offers Connected Laptop, Desktop or Tablet
Access Wireless Mobile No
Assurance Wireless Mobile Yes
AT&T Mobile No
Atlantic Broadband Fixed No
Boost Mobile Mobile Yes
Boss Wireless Mobile No
Comcast (Xfinity) Fixed No
Cox Fixed Yes
Cricket Wireless Mobile No
Earthlink Fixed & Mobile No
Excess Telecom Mobile Yes
Foundation for California Community Colleges Mobile No
Frontier Communications Fixed No
good2go mobile Mobile No
GoNetspeed Fixed No
Go Technology Management Mobile No
Hughes Network Systems Fixed No
human-I-T Mobile Yes
Infinity Mobile Mobile No
Lingo Fixed No
Metro by T-Mobile Mobile Yes
Mint Mobile Mobile No
NewPhone Wireless Mobile No
Optimum Fixed No
PCs for People Mobile Yes
Ready Wireless Mobile No
Q Link Wireless Mobile Yes
Sano Health Mobile No
Selectel Wireless Mobile Yes
Spectrum (Charter) Fixed No
StandUp Wireless Mobile Yes
T-Mobile USA Fixed & Mobile No
TracFone Wireless Mobile Yes
TruConnect Mobile Yes
UVNV Mobile No
Verizon Fixed & Mobile No

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Discounted Museums Admission

As mentioned earlier, your Connecticut EBT Card gives you discounted or FREE access to museums and other great family-friendly places. We have compiled the list below of all the locations offering free or discounted admission for Connecticut EBT.

Currently, there are 21 museums in Connecticut that offer free or discounted admission with your CT Connect EBT Card through the Museums For All Program.

The Connecticut Museums listed below all offer individual admission fees ranging from FREE to $3.00 to individuals and families who have an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, and a valid form of photo ID.

The offer covers up to four individuals per EBT card, which means that if you have a family of 4, you can use your Connecticut EBT card to get the special discounted rate or the free admission for all four members.

These rates are available during all normal operating hours. We advise that you call the museum first before you go – so that you can find out what their special rate is for EBT Cardholders (whether it’s free admission or $3).

Here is the list of participating Museums for 2024:

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

258 Main St
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
(203) 438-4519
Website
Directions

Bruce Museum

1 Museum Dr.
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
203-869-0376
Website
Directions

The Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum

40 Palmer Street
Stonington, Connecticut 06378
(860) 535-8445

Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library

One Elizabeth Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
(860) 236-5621

EverWonder Children’s Museum

31 Pecks Lane
Newtown, Connecticut 06470
203-364-4009
Website
Directions

Fairfield University Art Museum

1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
(203) 254-4046

Florence Griswold Museum

96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371
(860) 434-5542

Hill-Stead Museum

35 Mountain Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06032 United States
(860) 677-4787
Website
Directions

Historic New England – Roseland Cottage

556 Route 169
Woodstock, Connecticut 06281 United States
(860) 928-4074
Website
Directions

Keller Tavern Museum

152 Main Street
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06887
(203) 438-5485

Kidcity Children’s Museum

119 Washington St.
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
860-347-0495
Website
Directions

KidsPlay Children’s Museum

61 Main Street
Torrington, Connecticut 06790
860-618-7700
Website
Directions

The Lighthouse Museum

7 Water Street
Stonington, Connecticut 06378
(860) 535-1440

The Maritime Aquarium

10 North Water Street
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(203) 852-0700

Mattatuck Museum

144 West Main Street
Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
(203) 753-0381

Mystic Seaport Museum

75 Greenmanville Ave
Mystic, Connecticut 06355
860-572-0711

New London Maritime Society – Custom House Maritime Museum

150 Bank Street
New London, Connecticut 06320
(860) 447-2501

Niantic Children’s Museum

409 Main Street
Niantic, Connecticut 06357
860-691-1111
Website
Directions

Nowashe Village

783 Main Street
South Windsor, Connecticut 06074
(860) 289-1783

Stanley-Whitman House

37 High Street
Farmington, Connecticut 06032
(860) 677-9222

Stepping Stones Children’s Museum

303 West Ave., Mathews Park
Norwalk, Connecticut 06850
203-899-0606
Website
Directions

Connecticut EBT Discounts Summary

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