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Millions of people across the United States rely on monthly payments sent by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP benefits and formerly as food stamps.

It is a federal initiative distributed in 50 states and other territories such as the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, for low-income families who need a little financial help to make ends meet.

SNAP benefits recipients receive a card called an electronic benefit transfer (EBT), which works exactly like a debit or credit card and can be used at merchants affiliated with the program to buy groceries. You can buy all kinds of fresh or canned foods and others such as breads or cookies, and you can also buy plants to grow food at home or seeds to plant them.

It is not allowed to use SNAP benefits to exchange them for cash or to purchase prohibited products such as cigarettes, alcohol, prescription drugs and others.

SNAP Income Eligibility Limits in 2024

Because the benefits are designed for low-income families, there are thresholds that must be respected depending on the size of the family in terms of the number of members.

These limits are detailed below for families of 1 to 8 members. First, let’s review how much is the gross limit, which is 130% of the government’s federal poverty level (household size and gross income limit):

1 person: $1,580
2 people: $2,137
3 people: $2,694
4 people: $3,250
5 people: $3,807
6 people: $4,364
7 people: $4,921
8 people: $5,478
Each additional member: +$557

Then let’s review how much is the net income limit, which should be equivalent to 100% of the federal poverty level:

1 person: $1,215
2 people: $1,644
3 people: $2,072
4 people: $2,500
5 people: $2,929
6 people: $3,357
7 people: $3,785
8 people: $4,214
Each additional member: +$429

Maximum SNAP Benefits You will Receive in 2024, according to the Size of your Household

The United States Department of Agriculture, which coordinates SNAP benefits through the National Food Service (FNS), also establishes maximum amounts that can be awarded to a qualifying family, according to how many people make it up:

Household of 1 person: $291
Household of 2 people: $535
Household of 3 people: $766
Household of 4 people: $973
Household of 5 people: $1,155
Household of 6 people: $1,386
Household of 7 people: $1,532
Household of 8 people: $1,751
Each additional member: $219
Minimum allowance: $23

Remember that these are only the maximum benefits and it does not necessarily mean that you and your family qualify for these amounts. The size of the payment you are going to receive depends on many factors, including resources (goods, properties, savings, etc.) and gross and net income.

SNAP Benefit Payment Dates in July 2024 in All States

Although the federal government is the one that provides the money for the SNAP program, each state has the authority to make the payments in the way that best serves its populations, in order to reflect in its payment system and payment dates each month a better impact on local beneficiaries. With all that said, here are the payment dates for each state in the coming month of July 2024: