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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - EBT cardholders successful Fresno County volition soon beryllium getting a caller card, and it volition person spot and pat options, the region announced connected Wednesday.
It was announced earlier this twelvemonth by the California Department of Social Services that determination volition beryllium captious changes to the EBT point-of-sale systems.
According to the county, the paper volition travel with enhanced information features to supply radical with other bid of caput during transactions.
The region says determination volition beryllium faster, safer transactions and volition person caller features designed to trim fraud.
According to the county website, the caller chip-and-tap features and idiosyncratic accusation volition beryllium moved to the backmost of the card.
The region website says that the benefits volition stay the aforesaid and radical tin inactive usage their EBT paper successful the aforesaid places.
People volition beryllium automatically sent caller cards and volition person them by January 2025.
What's adjacent for radical getting their caller card?
After the replacement paper is sent, it volition beryllium activated aft archetypal use. The region says the activation indispensable hap wrong 45 days of receiving the replacement card.
Officials accidental aft activating the caller card, destruct the aged 1 by cutting oregon shredding it close away.
