SNAP is the former Food Stamps program. This Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a really successful one because it helps people deal with food insecurity.
Needy families and vulnerable individuals can benefit from monthly payments. These Food Stamps will allow them to buy food which is nutritious. More often than not, the healthiest food is the most expensive.
Therefore, many low-income families just buy low-quality and unhealthy food. Payments will vary depending on your family size, earnings, and resources. The area where you live may also provide you with larger Food Stamps payments.
FOOD STAMPS & PAYDAYS IN THE USA
Even if SNAP benefits are a Federal program. States can manage the payments of Food Stamps. The paydays they choose may be the same or not. What is more, the way beneficiaries receive their money may also be different.
For example, if you live in Alabama and you receive Food Stamps, they use the last two digits of the beneficiary’s case number to arrange payment. Alaska pays all the benefits to all recipients on the same day.
Arizona prefers to use the first letter of the recipient’s last name. Arkansas uses the last digit of their Social Security Number. Florida uses the 9th and 8th digits of the recipient’s case number, dropping the 10th digit. So, it is read backward. So, there are different ways to arrange SNAP paydays.
Alabama: January 4-23
Alaska: January 1
Arizona: January 1-13
Arkansas: January 4-13
California: January 1-10
Colorado: January 1-10
Connecticut: January 1-3
Delaware: January 2-23
The District of Columbia: January 1-10
Florida: January 1-28
Georgia: January 5-23
Guam: January 1-10
Hawaii: January 3 and January 5
Idaho: January 1-10
Illinois: January 1-10
Indiana: January 5-23
Iowa: January 1-10
Kansas: January 1-10
Kentucky: January 1-19
Louisiana: January 1-23
Maine: January 10-14
Maryland: January 4-23
Massachusetts: January 1-14
Michigan: January 3-21
Minnesota: January 4-13
Mississippi: January 4-21
Missouri: January 1-22
Montana: January 2-6
Nebraska: January 1-5
Nevada: January 1-10
New Hampshire: January 5
New Jersey: January 1-5
New Mexico: January 1-20
New York: January 1-9
North Carolina: January 3-21
North Dakota: January 1
Ohio: January 2-20
Oklahoma: January 1-10
Oregon: January 1-9
Pennsylvania: over the first 10 business days in January (no holidays or weekends)
Rhode Island: January 1
South Carolina: January 1-10
South Dakota: January 10
Tennessee: January 1-20
Texas: January 1-28
The U.S. Virgin Islands: January 1
Utah: January 5, 11 and 15
Vermont: January 1
Virginia: January 1-7
Washington: January 1-20
West Virginia: January 1-9
Wisconsin: January 1-15
Wyoming: January 1-4
SNAP BENEFITS AMOUNTS IN JANUARY 2024
The amount of your Food Stamps will depend on the family size. As well as that, they will take into account the money you earn and have in your possession. For example, if you do not have any earnings or savings at all, you may qualify for the largest SNAP check for one person $291.
Average payments may be lower though. In general, an individual receives about $202. If you are a 2-member family you can get average Food Stamps worth $372, but it could be up to $535.
A family of three may qualify for up to $766, or $598 on average. Four people can get up to $973 or $713 on average. Families with 5 people can obtain Food Stamps worth up to $1,155, or $852 on average.
Average payments are taken from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’s website. The maximum amount is usually $1,751 if you are 8 people. However, each additional person can increase SNAP benefits by up to $219.
