Via CBS Boston:
A possible glitch in a computer system upgrade was causing major problems nationwide with the Electronic Benefits Transfer System on Saturday, as a countless number of shoppers found themselves stranded at the register.
Reports from around the country began pouring in around 9 a.m. on Saturday that customers’ EBT cards were not working in stores.
The glitch, however, did not appear to be part of the government shutdown. At 2 p.m., an EBT customer service representative told CBS Boston that the system was currently down for a computer system upgrade.
The representative said the glitch is affecting people nationwide. She could not say when officials expected the system to be restored.
This Tweet sums up the entire purpose of EBT…
Don’t abort your children. Have them and then be on benefits. Then I will take away your benefits. But you can’t have an abortion. #EBT
— QueenLinda83 (@QueenLinda83) October 12, 2013
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
System back online and processing card transactions correctly.