SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States. Food Stamps have helped millions of Americans who needed financial support to buy healthy food.
What is more, SNAP is available in all 50 states and you can do your grocery shopping online. All you will need is to have money on your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
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Payment amounts are higher after the October 1 COLA increase. The final amount a SNAP beneficiary can collect will depend on their earnings and family size too.
WHO CAN RECEIVE A SNAP PAYMENT WORTH UP TO $1,532 BY JANUARY 10?
This payment worth up to $1,532 is for eligible families with 7 members in several states. Food Stamps will arrive by January 10 in 11 states. While most of them have many paydays, others have just one single payday.
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For example, if you live in South Dakota, your SNAP benefits will arrive on January 10. So, there is just a single payday in South Dakota. Therefore, you could get up to $1,532 if your family size is 7. If you are just 4 members, you can get up to $973.
For your information, the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia have the same maximum amounts. Other states sending Food Stamps through January 10 are the following ones.
California, South Carolina, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nevada and Oklahoma. It is true that there will be many other states or territories sending SNAP this week. But they do not finish sending them on January 10.
MAXIMUM FOOD STAMP AMOUNTS IN JANUARY 2024
Unlike Social Security benefits, SNAP benefits do not get the COLA boost in January. They usually get the COLA increase on October 1. Therefore, through September 30, the maximum amounts will remain the same.
A single person can collect up to $291 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on SNAP benefits. If you are 2 people in your household, it could be up to $535.
Families with 3 members can collect SNAP checks worth up to $766. Thus, the rest of the checks will be $973, $1,155, $1,386, $1,532, or up to $1,751 if you are 4, 5, 6 7, or 8 respectively.
Retirees and people with a disability on SSI or SSDI can apply for SNAP. Then, if you are on a low income or know someone who is, apply or help them do so. Saving a lot of money on food is possible if eligible.