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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Scrip System (Paper Scrip, Token or Receipts)
 

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When it is not practical for individual farmers to obtain an FNS license to accept SNAP benefits using their own individual point-of-sale (POS) device, a farmers' market sponsor can step in by getting one license that allows all eligible farmers in the market to accept SNAP benefits using one centralized POS device to issue scrip.

 

There are two basic scrip systems:
 
 

Paper scrip or tokens: The market staff person swipes the EBT card at a centrally located POS device and debits the amount requested by the customer in exchange for paper scrip or tokens that can be used to shop at all eligible food booths in the market.

Payment:  Farmers trade the scrip/tokens with market sponsor staff for payment as instructed.
 
  Receipts: Customers get a receipt from each farmer for food purchases, leave their items at the stand, bring the receipt to the centralized POS device to pay for their items with their EBT card, and then return with the paid receipt to each farmer to pick up their purchases.

Payment: Market managers keep track of the receipts and reimburse farmers based on the day's purchases.
 


Last modified: 02/16/2012