Method for accelerated provision of funds for social services directly to an individual using a smart card

摘要

The invention is a method for accelerating the provision of funds to an individual from a government social service program via a program administrator using a smart card by issuing a smart card to an individual related to a particular government social service program, using the smart card to determine if the user is preauthorized for the advancement of funds for a particular government social service program and to determine if the service provider is preauthorized to provide service under the government social service program, then transmitting acknowledgment of services from service provider to government, transmitting amount from government to service provider, transmitting acknowledgement of amount from service provider to government, and transferring payment quickly from government to service provider.