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Maryland EBT Discounts and Perks (2024 Edition)

Do you know about Maryland EBT Discounts and perks? Most Maryland Independence cardholders are not aware of the awesome benefits that come with their Card. If you have a Maryland 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 Maryland Independence Card qualifies you for discounted or FREE cell phone and home internet plans. 

In this post, we are going to share with you the most exciting Maryland EBT discounts, perks, and free stuff.
"Maryland EBT Discounts and Perks"

National EBT Discounts

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

Amazon Prime EBT Discount

If you have a Maryland Independence 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)

Maryland 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 Maryland.

Company Name Phone
Boomerang Wireless 866-488-8719
Assist Wireless 855-392-7747
Sage Telecom 888-449-4940
StandUP Wireless 800-544-4441
Safelink Wireless 800-723-3546
CellSpan 844-235-7726
Assurance Wireless 888-898-4888
True Wireless 877-412-1919
Tempo Telecom, LLC 877-822-8501
US Connect 855-567-8953
Access Wireless 866-594-3644
Q Link Wireless 855-754-6543
Tag Mobile 866-959-4918
TerraCom Wireless 877-351-4747
Life Wireless 888-543-3620
American Assistance 866-966-2628

Discounted Home Phone Services

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

Company Name Phone
Armstrong Telephone Company 724-283-0925

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.

Discounted Museums Admission

As mentioned earlier, your EBT Card gives you discounted or FREE access to museums and other great family-friendly places. We have compiled the list below for your convenience.

The Maryland 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 Maryland 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:

Miller House Museum

135 W. Washington St. 

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

301-797-8782

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Jewish Museum of Maryland

15 Lloyd Street 

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

410-732-6400

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Chesapeake Children’s Museum

25 Silopanna Road 

Annapolis, Maryland 21403

410-990-1993

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Historic St. Mary’s City

18751 Hogaboom Ln 

St. Marys City, Maryland 20686 United States

(240) 895-4990

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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

213 North Talbot Street 

St. Michaels, Maryland 21663

410-745-2916

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Maryland EBT Discounts Summary

We hope you found our list of Maryland EBT discounts helpful. If you have any comments, suggestions for other perks or EBT discounts to add, please tell us in the comments section below.

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In the meantime, be sure to check out our other articles about Maryland Food Stamps and EBT Card benefits, including:

Kwame Kuadey

Kwame Kuadey writes about personal finance and the social safety net. His career started in banking but he caught the entrepreneurial bug and has spent the last decade building successful businesses, including an Inc. 500 Company. Kwame believes everyone has the power to improve their quality of life by seeking knowledge and taking action. In 2012, Kwame founded Empower Media to help low-income households improve their financial situation. His expertise is in topics relevant to low-income households, including government benefits and assistance, banking products, access to credit, plus tools & resources to help reduce income volatility and build wealth. Kwame has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, Washington Post, ABC, and NPR.

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