Amazon to Offer Discounted Prime Memberships for People on Government Assistance

Amazon.com is giving more people access to its Amazon Prime membership by offering those on government assistance a hefty discount, Reuters reports. Suggested Reading New Report Shows Less Support for Black Nonprofits Since 2020 Racial Reckoning The Story of How Atlanta Became ‘Black Hollywood’ Afrika Bambaataa and Other Black Stars We Lost in 2026 Video…

Amazon.com is giving more people access to its Amazon Prime membership by offering those on government assistance a hefty discount, Reuters reports.

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By entering their Electronic Benefits Transfer card information, customers will pay only $5.99 a month to use Prime, compared with the $10.99 a month paid by non-EBT-card customers.

Amazon said that it created the discounted memberships to make Amazon Prime more accessible—and to continue its world domination.

Read more at the New York Times.

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