One of the great advantages of cashing a SNAP check in the United States is that we can buy fresh, healthy food for our day-to-day lives. This makes for a more balanced diet and, therefore, a healthier life in the end.
And not only that, but also in some states we can use the money from this benefit to be able to buy ready-made food in restaurants. Thanks to it many Americans who can’t cook have the possibility to eat better.
So having a SNAP Food Stamps benefit is something essential for a group of citizens. Therefore, knowing the day when we could get check is something very important. Although each state has its own rules about it.
Unlike Social Security payments, SNAP checks arrive on different days to Americans. Each State sends payments to EBT cards on separate days. That is why we must look at the payment schedule for our particular state.
WHICH STATE WILL SEND OUT SNAP FOOD STAMPS PAYMENTS NEXT WEEK?
In order to get your new SNAP check, you must live in one of the states listed below. However, it is also true that these states may have already sent the money.
The best solution to always know when we will get each of our SNAP payments is to look at our EBT card. There is no better way to find out and keep track of your Food Stamp money balance.
If you live in these states these are the days when you might get your new payment:
- Alabama: Oct. 4-23
- North Carolina: Oct. 3 – Oct. 21
- Delaware: October 2-23
- Florida: October 1 – 28
- Georgia: October 5-23
- Indiana: October 5 – 23
- Kentucky: October 1 to 19
- Louisiana: October 1 to 23
- Maryland: October 4 – 23
- Michigan: October 3 to 21
- Mississippi: October 4-21
- Missouri: October 1 to 22
- New Mexico: October 1 to 20
- Ohio: October 2 – 20
- Tennessee: October 1 to 20
- Texas: October 1 to 28
- Washington: October 1 to 20
If your state is not on the list, it means that you should already have SNAP Food Stamps money available. Also, as mentioned above, even states that are on the list may have already sent the money.
This is the SNAP benefit depending on the number of people living in the home
The increase is being made through a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) update to the Thrifty Food Plan to bring it in line with the cost of living.
The maximum allowance recipients will get depends on household composition and family size, as well as income level.
“The USDA calculates the Thrifty Food Plan using a mathematical model or equation based on food costs, nutrition guidelines and what Americans eat,” the USDA explains on its website.
Program beneficiaries will be getting $291 to $1,751 per month starting next week as a result of the adjustment:
1-person household – $291
2-person household – $535
3-person household – $766
4-person household – $973
5-person household – $1,155
6 person household – $1,386
7 person household – $1,532
8 person household – $1,751
For each additional person, $219 is added. The minimum benefit amount remains the same: $23 per month.