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South Carolina EBT Discounts and Perks (2024 Edition)

Do you know about South Carolina EBT Discounts and perks? Most South Carolina cardholders are not aware of the awesome benefits that come with their Card. If you have a South Carolina 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 South Carolina EBT 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 South Carolina EBT discounts, perks, and free stuff.

"South Carolina 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 South Carolina EBT Card Holders.

Amazon Prime EBT Discount

If you have a South Carolina 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 $12.99 a month. However, if you have an EBT Card, you can get Prime Membership for $5.99. 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)

South Carolina 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 South Carolina.

Company Name Phone
Tempo Telecom 877-822-8501
StandUP Wireless 800-544-4441
Life Wireless 888-543-3620
Boomerang Wireless 866-488-8719
Q Link Wireless 855-754-6543
Assurance Wireless 888-898-4888
American Broadband & Telecommunications 866-966-2628
Safelink Wireless 800-723-3546
FeelSafe Wireless 877-247-7799
Tag Mobile 866-959-4918
Access Wireless 866-594-3644
FTC Communications 888-218-5050

Discounted Home Phone Services

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

Company Name Phone
Chester Telephone Company 803-385-2191
TDS Telecom/McClellanville Telephone Company, Inc. 888-225-5837
Piedmont Rural Telephone (PRTC) 843-538-2020
Hargray Telephone Company 877-427-4729
Home Telephone
Frontier Communications 800-921-8101
Horry Telephone Cooperative 843-365-2154
Chesnee Telephone Company 864-461-2211
PBT Telecom 803-894-3121
Rock Hill Telephone Company
Farmers Independent Telephone Company 715-463-5322
AT&T 855-301-0355
TDS Telecom/Williston Telephone Company 888-225-5837
Lockhart Telephone Company 864-545-2291
Fort Mill Telephone Company 803-548-9011
TDS Telecom/Norway Telephone Co., Inc. 888-225-5837
Ridgeway Telephone Company
Windstream Communications 800-347-1991
CenturyLink 800-407-5411
Sandhill Telephone Cooperative 843-658-3434
West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative 864-446-2111
TDS Telecom/St. Stephen Telephone Company 888-225-5837
Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative 866-788-6565
Lancaster Telephone Company 803-286-7117

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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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:

Upcountry History Museum – Furman University

540 Buncombe Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
864-467-3100
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Directions

Carolina Music Museum

516 Buncombe Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601 United States
(864) 520-8807
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Directions

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate

300 College Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601 United States
(864) 233-7755
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Directions

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate – Spartanburg

130 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302 United States
(864) 553-7952
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EdVenture Children’s Museum: Columbia

211 Gervais St.
Columbia, South Carolina 29201 United States
(803) 779-3100
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The Sandbox: An Interactive Children’s Museum

18A Pope Ave
Hilton Head, South Carolina 29928
(843) 842-7645
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Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry

25 Ann Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
843-853-8962
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