Multi-Program Cards for the Delivery of Social Services

摘要

The research paper on Multi-Program Cards for the delivery of Social Servicesinvestigates the use of card technology to provide access to social benefit payments on a national basis. Data contained within the document has been supplied by many of the cooperators in an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) environment including States, Financial Institutions, transaction processors, Federal Program Agencies, and merchant organizations. There have been significant strides in the development of EBT systems across the country and the participating organizations should be commended for their achievements. The paper discusses many of the issues surrounding large scale implementation of EBT. Any opinions expressed or conclusions drawn are those of the authors only and may not reflect current policies or policies under consideration by any other private or governmental organization.