WASHINGTON — Starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, Amazon is ending a program that allowed Prime members to share their free shipping benefits with people outside their household.

In an update to its customer service page , the company announced it is eliminating the so-called Prime Invitee program and is encouraging users who don’t live at the same primary address as the account holder to sign up for their own Prime membership.

Amazon is replacing the feature with Amazon Family, which allows members to share two-day shipping perks with only one other adult in their household. Members can also add up to four teens, if they were added before April 7, and up to four child profiles, according to the company’s website.

Prime costs $14.99 per month or $139 annually.

The change comes as Amazon continu

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