The problems involved EBT -- the Electronic Benefits Tramnsfer used as a monthly credit card by
people on SNAP -- or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. With E-B-T on the blink - Hartford instantly beame
a food desert for people on snap no longer able to buy anything for hours. Hartford Key Food General Managere Luis
Perez says that once the outage hit, many of his customers were no longer able to purchase the items in their carts.
The front of the store became crowded with unpurchased items, as customers left their filled shopping carts behind.
Perez says some people had to go without necessities this weekend. And not just for themselves. He says many of his
customers on SNAP use the benefit for infant formula.
