Statewide – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in Indiana now have a third option for using their Hoosier Works EBT cards to purchase groceries online for pickup or delivery. ALDI, working in partnership with Instacart, now joins Amazon and Walmart, which were approved for online purchases earlier this year. SNAP participants are automatically eligible to participate in this program and do not need to apply.
Currently, ALDI via Instacart, Amazon, and Walmart are the only Indiana retailers that have been approved for online purchasing by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More information about using these online retailers in Indiana is available here.
- To purchase online from ALDI, Indiana SNAP participants will shop via the Instacart app or online at www.Instacart.com.
- Customers can create an Instacart account. Then, they can enter their Hoosier Works EBT card information as a form of payment in their profile. They will also need to add a secondary form of payment for non-food items such as taxes, tips, and fees per SNAP guidelines.
- Customers can then enter their ZIP code to determine if they are near a participating ALDI store, and begin shopping and selecting items from ALDI’s SNAP-eligible products. Once items are added to their cart, customers will be able to select how much of their benefits they would like to allocate to the order.
- ALDI delivery and pickup via Instacart will be available daily from 10 am to 8 pm. Available time slots for pickup and delivery are listed during checkout and vary by store. Orders for delivery and pickup can be placed by customers for receipt in as fast as an hour or scheduled days in advance.
It is important to note that any delivery fees that may apply to the online purchase may NOT be paid with SNAP benefits. However, through March 16, 2021, Instacart will waive delivery and/or pickup fees on the first three SNAP EBT orders for each Indiana SNAP customer with a Hoosier Works EBT card associated with their account.
