With the aim of helping those most in need, there are some aid programs in the United States such as SNAP, which allocate a certain amount of money to buy groceries and basic necessities.
At the beginning of each month, money is deposited into an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. This card is very similar to a debit card in that it can be purchased with it at certain grocery stores. Of course, you must first document yourself: Where is SNAP funding accepted?
How do I apply for SNAP?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Grocery Stamp Program, provides millions of low-income families with financial assistance to buy groceries.
Although a federal program, SNAP is administered locally by each state. It sets the dates when the money will be sent and the amount that will be paid out to the beneficiaries.
Most US states transfer money at the beginning of the month, but others do so over the next few weeks based on the last name, social security number, case, or account number of the recipient beneficiary.
SNAP Benefits: When do you deposit SNAP and in which states is it already available?
The state of Maine began paying out SNAP benefits this Monday, July 10. In this area, the service is dispatched from the 10th to the 14th of each month, depending on the last digit of the recipient’s date of birth. This was the case on July 10 for those whose dates of birth ended in the digits 0 and 9.
Meanwhile, in South Dakota, all payments were sent out on the 10th, as is customary every month.
States where SNAP program checks will soon be mailed:
- Alabama: 4th-23rd July
- Arizona: 1st-13th July
- Arkansas: 4th-13th July
- Massachusetts: 1st-14th July
- Michigan: 3rd-21st July
- Vermont: July 1st
- Virginia 1st-7th July
- Wyoming: 1st-4th July
- Oklahoma 1st-10th July
- Oregon: 1st-9th July
- Pennsylvania: 3rd-14th July
- Tennessee: 1st-20th July
- Texas: 1st-28th July
- Utah: July 5, 11 and 15
- West Virginia: 1st–9th July
- Washington: 1st-20th July
- Wisconsin: 1st-15th July
- North Carolina: 3rd-21st July
- South Carolina: 1st-10th July
- Colorado: 1st-10th July
- South Dakota: July 10th
- Delaware: 2nd-23rd July
- District of Columbia: 1st-10th July
- Florida: 1st-28th July
- Georgia: May 5-23 July
- Idaho: 1st-10th July
- Illinois 1st-10th July
- Indiana: 5th-23rd July
- Iowa 1st-10th July
- Kansas 1st-10th July
- Kentucky: 1st-19th July
- Louisiana: 1st-23rd July
- Maine: 10th-14th July
- Maryland 4th-23rd July
- New Mexico: 1st-20th July
- Ohio 2-20 July
- Minnesota: 4th-13th July
- Mississippi: 4th-21st July
- Missouri: Aug. 1-22 July
- Snowfall: 01.-10. July
- New York: 1st-9th July
- California: 1st-10th July
- New Jersey: 1st-5th July
- New Hampshire: July 5th
- Rhode Island: July 1st
However, the following list is the states that have already submitted their SNAP payments for the month of July:
- Alaska: July 1st
- North Dakota: July 1st
- Connecticut: 1st-3rd July
- Hawaii: 3rd-5th July
- New Jersey: 1st-5th July
- New Hampshire: July 5th
- Rhode Island: July 1st
- Vermont: July 1st
- Virginia 1st-7th July
- Wyoming: 1st-4th July
- Montana: 2nd-6th July
- Nebraska: 1st-5th July
SNAP: maximum amounts of money that can be received each month
The average payment for SNAP vouchers is around $180 per month per person. But, as expected, the amounts of money always depend on factors such as the size of the family unit, as well as income and other requirements.
The maximum amounts in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, are as follows:
- 1 member: 281
- 2 members: 5163 members: 740
- 4 members: 9,395 members: 1,116
- 6 members: 1,3397 members: 1,480
- 8 members: 1,691
- Additional member: +$211
Alaska recipients receive a maximum of $351 per person for city residents, $448 for Type 1 rural residents, and $545 for Type 2 rural residents in Alaska.
In Hawaii, on the other hand, the maximum is US$538 per beneficiary.