My MealTime vs Bnft

With My MealTime, you can make fast, secure deposits to your student’s cafeteria account, and easily pay fees for field trips, books, and activities at participating schools. View your student's account balance and check their purchase history at any time for free. Depending on your school's policy, debit and credit card transactions processed through this service may incur a convenience fee of up to 4.9%. What else can you do with My MealTime? - Receive notifications on your mobile device when a student's account balance is low. - View, save, and share full account statements at any time without calling the school. - Set up worry-free, automatic deposits on a schedule that works for you and your child. - Securely store payment methods for easy access and use. - Make deposits and pay school fees to multiple departments in a single transaction. Federal law requires public schools to accept in-person cash deposits with no additional fees, so please contact your school or school district to make other arrangements to fund your student’s account if you prefer. You can still download and use this app to keep track of your student's spending at no charge.

NOTE: Currently the app is only available for North Carolina WIC, Illinois WIC and MT SNAP. Bnft has everything you need to manage your EBT benefits securely and simply. As a SNAP and/or WIC cardholder who has Bnft you can: • Instantly get access to your real-time available balance • View up to a year of transaction history • Update your card status • Order a replacement card • Select or change your PIN • Locate a store Bnft allows you to securely manage your benefits at the touch of a button. Easily register with your account information. If you have already registered to mybnft.com then you are all set and ready to go. Simply use your existing username and password to sign in. REAL-TIME, AVAILABLE BALANCE You will have access to check your benefit balance. Bnft will also send you notifications when a deposit is posted to your account and when you are expected to receive your next deposit. CARD AND PIN UPDATES Is your card lost, stolen, or damaged? Bnft has you covered as you can update your card status and order a new replacement card all within the app. SCAN IT! For WIC cardholders, Bnft allows you to scan a food item to determine not only is the item a WIC approved product, it will tell you if you have benefits to purchase the product. FEATURE PRODUCTS As a WIC cardholder you will have access to view feature products at stores within your location based on your current benefits. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Bnft will send notifications for card status changes, deposit notifications, expected deposit dates, low balance or expiring benefits, and when your PIN is locked due to consecutive incorrect attempts. FIND A STORE THAT ACCEPTS EBT Bnft has a store locator feature which shows you all stores in your area that accept SNAP and/or WIC. Download Bnft to manage your SNAP and/or WIC benefits now!