SNAP Food Stamps have become indispensable to millions of United States families over the years. This type of state financial help check is used to buy food and the like. This way a family can have an extra budget to buy food and eat better and healthier.
Undoubtedly, having this type of monthly benefit is a relief. Having extra money helps us not to have to spend our salary on food and to be able to spend it on rent, mortgage or other bills. Even so, we must watch out for the maximum income limits we can have in order to get SNAP Food Stamps.
Each year these income limits change, as do SNAP and Social Security benefits through the COLA. With regard to SNAP, it is very important to check the limits on our wages. Going over these limits will cause us to lose the benefit and, therefore, we will stop getting this very useful help every month.
If you are thinking about applying for SNAP Food Stamps at some point, you also need to check these limits. You cannot earn more money each month than the limits, so if you go over the limits, you will not be eligible for SNAP.
WHAT ARE THE INCOME LIMITS FOR GETTING SNAP FOOD STAMPS?
These income limits depend directly on the number of people in the household. This also affects the amount of SNAP Food Stamps you will get. That is why we must pay close attention to these details. If we have more income than the established amount, we will stop getting the payment.
Below is an outline of all the maximum income limits to get one of these checks.
| Number of family members | All states except Alaska and Hawaii. This includes DC, Guam, Virgin Islands |
Alaska | Hawaii |
| 1 | $1,133 | $1,416 | $1,303 |
| 2 | $1,526 | $1,908 | $1,755 |
| 3 | $1,920 | $2,400 | $2,208 |
| 4 | $2,313 | $2,891 | $2,660 |
| 5 | $2,706 | $3,383 | $3,113 |
| 6 | $3,100 | $3,875 | $3,565 |
| 7 | $3,493 | $4,366 | $4,018 |
| 8 | $3,886 | $4,858 | $4,470 |
| Each additional family member | $394 | $492 | $453 |
As can be seen in the table above, each family is totally different and therefore has a different income limit. A standard family of 4 must have a maximum monthly income of $2,313 to get a SNAP Food Stamps. That is in states other than Alaska and Hawaii, where the limit is higher because the standard of living is usually higher.
CAN I COMBINE FOOD STAMPS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY?
As far as Social Security is concerned, it is true that we can combine it with Food Stamps. Social Security checks are not taxable for the most part, which means that the government does not take them into account when calculating the monthly SNAP Food Stamps payment.
So if a citizen applies for a Social Security check and has a low benefit, he or she can access SNAP Food Stamps payments. Likewise, even that same citizen could access the monthly Supplemental Security Income payments.
All of these checks are perfectly combinable, so don’t be afraid to apply for all of them and cash each check. Even so, remember that if you have any doubts you can always contact a specialist who can help you check if you are eligible to apply for these benefits.
Remember that SNAP checks arrive on different days depending on the State. Unlike Social Security payments, which follow a federal calendar, Food Stamps arrive on different days depending on the state in which you live. While it is true that there is nothing to worry about because the checks usually arrive without delay, we should keep this in mind to avoid problems with our financial organization.