How to use SNAP benefits on DoorDash to buy groceries at Kroger

• DoorDash customers can now use SNAP to pay for Kroger orders.
• DoorDash is offering the option at Kroger-owned grocery chains, including Ralphs and Harris Teeter.
• Here's how to add the SNAP option to your DoorDash account.

You can now order groceries from Kroger on DoorDash using your SNAP benefits.

The delivery service has started offering the option at about 2,700 Kroger-run grocery stores, it said on Friday. Recipients of SNAP, short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, can order groceries through DoorDash from Kroger-owned chains, including Ralphs in Southern California and Harris Teeter in the mid-Atlantic.

DoorDash customers can order SNAP-eligible products from Kroger by adding their SNAP card in the app's Payment section under Account. They can also add an EBT card at checkout by selecting it as a payment method.

It's DoorDash's latest push into serving customers who receive government food assistance. With the Kroger partnership, DoorDash's app now includes about 57,000 stores where customers can use SNAP or EBT payments. About 4.5 million DoorDash customers have connected their SNAP card to the app, the delivery service said.

"Together, we're helping millions of consumers shop more conveniently for the groceries their households rely on every day," said Mike Goldblatt, DoorDash's VP of enterprise partnerships.

DoorDash also lets customers use SNAP benefits at other retailers, including Duane Reade, Food Lion, and select 7-Eleven locations. Rival delivery service Uber Eats also accepts orders using SNAP benefits, and Instacart lets its smart shopping cart users track which items are SNAP-eligible as they shop.

SNAP users are low-income and often live in food deserts

SNAP is America's largest food social safety net program, offering assistance to 42 million low-income households. Participants typically live at or below the poverty line and receive between roughly $20 and $1,500 monthly, depending on income and family size. The benefits can be used to buy most basic groceries, such as produce, meat, and grains.

A 2025 survey of 1,500 DoorDash customers on SNAP found that around 33% are disabled or have a chronic illness, and 69% are caregivers. The demographic is also twice as likely to live in a food desert as the general population. DoorDash said allowing grocery delivery from Kroger locations will better serve these customers.

Over the past year, SNAP has been caught in the political crosshairs. During the 36-day government shutdown last October, the program briefly lost federal funding, leaving many participants relying on their local food banks to eat.

Twenty-two states changed SNAP rules in 2026, limiting participants' ability to use the funds for soda, energy drinks, and candy. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act also increased the program's work requirements. Nondisabled adults between 18-and 64-years-old now need to work 80 hours a month to qualify.

Congress's latest farm bill, which has passed the House, could reduce SNAP funding allocations by hundreds of billions of dollars. Some lawmakers also plan to adjust purchase limitations. SNAP typically does not allow participants to buy hot food at grocery stores, but a bipartisan bill could soon mean families can use their benefits to buy rotisserie chicken. The Senate is expected to vote on the farm bill — and associated SNAP changes — in the coming months.