Some part of the American population has not received money on their EBT cards this August. Find out if your state is sending SNAP benefits through August 28. While certain recipients of SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, in states such as Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island or North Dakota are thinking about their coupons that expire on September 1, others have not even received their payment for the month of August.
For example, if you live in the states of Florida and Texas, you may have to wait until August 28, 2024 before you can have the money on your electronic benefit transfer card. Even if these two states start sending out food stamps at the beginning of the month, they have plenty of paydays.
Verifying Eligibility for SNAP Benefits in Florida
To be eligible for the August 28 payment, if you are a SNAP recipient in Florida, you must know the 9th and 8th digits of your case number. As you may have guessed, it is read backwards and you must omit the tenth digit.
Those receiving Food Stamps on August 28 in Florida must have “Case Number 9th and 8th digit: 96-99 = benefits available on the 28th.” That’s what the USDA outlined in the monthly issuance schedule for all states:
- If the 8th and 9th digits of your case number are 75-78, Food Stamp benefits will be available on the 22nd.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are 79-81, benefits will be available on the 23rd.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are between 82 and 85, benefits will be available on the 24th.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are 86-88, benefits will be available on the 25th.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are 89-92, benefits will be available on the 26th.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are between 93 and 95, benefits will be available on the 27th.
- If the digits 8 and 9 are 96-99, SNAP benefits will be available on the 28th.
SNAP (Food Stamps) Payday Eligibility in Texas
The State of Texas uses the eligibility determination group number to assign Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program paydays to each recipient. Therefore, carefully verify your eligibility determination group number and validate where it ends so that you know your payment date:
- If your EDG number ends in 21-24, benefits will be available on the 22nd of the month
- Benefits are issued on the 23rd of each month for EDG numbers ending in 25-27 or 79-81.
- Benefits are available on the 24th of each month for EDG numbers ending in 28-31 or 82-85.
- EDG numbers ending in 32-34 or 86-88 will have benefits available on the 25th of each month.
- EDG numbers ending in 35-38 or 89-92 will have benefits available on the 26th of each month.
- EDG numbers ending in 39-41, 46-49 or 93-95 will have benefits available on the 27th of each month.
- EDG numbers ending in 42-45, 50-53 or 96-99 can access benefits on the 28th of each month.
The Maximum SNAP Benefits Amounts in 2024
SNAP benefits are tied to the cost of the USDA Affordable Food Plan (TFP). Households with no net income have the maximum benefit amount for their household size.
For fiscal year 2024, the maximum monthly allocations of SNAP its:
- 1 person: $291
- 2 people: $535
- 3 people: $766
- 4 people: $973
- 5 people: $1,155
- 6 people: $1,386
- 7 people: $1,532
- 8 people: $1,751
- Each additional person: +$219.
