In 2024, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were increased by 3.2% based on the cost of living adjustment (COLA), a system used by both the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Social Security Administration (as well as other state agencies) so that payments made to beneficiaries do not lose purchasing power with inflation.
SNAP Benefits allocations increased for the lower 48 states, Washington D.C., Alaska, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands by $34 for a family of 4. However, for Hawaii residents receiving these food stamp payments, benefits were reduced to $1,759 from $1,794 for a family of four.
Florida is no exception and is distributing SNAP benefits in the month of June. There, the beneficiaries are grouped according to the ninth and eighth numbers of the case number. From the week of June 10 to 16, those people who have numbers between 28 and 57 will receive their payments. The dates of the different groups are as follows:
- June 10: Case numbers ending in 28, 29, 30 and 31.
- June 11: Case numbers ending in 32, 33 and 34.
- June 12: Case numbers ending in 35, 36, 37 and 38.
- June 13: Case numbers ending in 39, 40 and 41.
- June 14: Case numbers ending in 42, 43, 44 and 45.
- June 15: Case numbers ending in 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53.
- June 16: Case numbers ending in 54, 55, 56 and 57.
Maximum SNAP Benefits Allotments in the State of Florida
According to the United States Department of Agriculture website, Florida receives the same amounts as the rest of the 47 states and Washington D.C., according to this table of values:
- Household size 1: $291
- Household size 2: $535
- Household size 3: $766
- Household size 4: $973
- Household size 5: $1,155
- Household size 6: $1,386
- Household size 7: $1,532
- Household size 8: $1,751
- Each additional person: $219
Remember that you can apply for SNAP benefits through the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) website. https://www.myflfamilies.com/ and also through the official website of the SNAP program in Florida: https://prod.myflfamilies.com/services/public-assistance/applying-for-assistance.
Food Stamp — SNAP Benefits Can Also Be Used to Shop Online
For several years now, retailers across the United States have accepted SNAP benefit EBT cards to pay for qualifying products. Walmart, Amazon, Aldi, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Freshfields Farm, Hitchcock’s Markets, Publix, Mt. Plymouth IGA and Whole Foods, among dozens of other chains and retailers, offer beneficiaries the ability to access their good prices by paying directly with their EBT card.
Remember that when using your EBT card online you must ensure that the website of the retailer you are visiting is correct and official. All retailers participating in the online purchase of SNAP benefits comply with encryption methods for your PIN and ensure that transactions are secure.
SUN Bucks Program to deliver extra money to families with school-age children
The SUN Bucks Benefits program, also known as Summer EBT, is an innovative program designed to help families with school-age children access nutritious food in the summer months. Thousands of children whose families are in vulnerable economic situations take advantage of the food offered at school lunchrooms. That is why in the summer months, when these canteens are closed, children can fall into food risk.
Through the SUN Bucks program, these families with participating children will receive $120 in food shopping benefits in a one-time payment during the summer months of 2024.
Those children who are enrolled in SNAP Benefits, TANF, FDPIR are eligible, depending on their state of residence. Some states are also including children who are covered by Medicaid or who participate in free or reduced-price school meal programs.
The participating states and territories are as follows:
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- North Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Specific tribes within Oklahoma, but not the state itself
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin