The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) began with the sending of food stamps from yesterday, July 1, in fact, certain states such as Vermont, Rhode Island, Alaska, and North Dakota sent all the money on the first day of the month, that is, they did not have other payments in these states.
The opposite happens if you live in Texas or Florida and you are a SNAP benefits recipient, it may take until July 28, it all depends on the way your state administers food stamps, you may need to verify your SSN, EDG, case number and the first letter of your last name, among many other things.
Calendar for the month of July, for SNAP recipients to receive their EBT card or Food Stamps
- Alabama: July 4th – 23rd
- Alaska: July 1
- Arizona: July 1st -13th
- Arkansas: July 4th -13th
- California: From July 1st to 10th
- Colorado: From July 1st to 10th
- Connecticut: July 1st -3rd
- Delaware: From July 2nd to 23rd
- Florida: From July 1st to 28th
- Georgia: from 5 to 23 July
- Guam: From July 1st to 10th
- Hawaii: July 3rd -5th
- Idaho: July 1st -10th
- Illinois: July 1st -10th
- Indiana: July 5th – 23rd
- Iowa: July 1-10
- Kansas: July 1st -10th
- Kentucky: July 1-19
- Louisiana: July 1st – 23rd
- Maine: July 10th -14th
- Maryland: July 4th – 23rd
- Massachusetts: July 1st -14th
- Michigan: July 3rd – 21st
- Minnesota: July 4th -13th
- Mississippi: July 4th – 21st
- Missouri: July 1st – 22nd
- Montana: from the 2nd to the 6th of July
- Nebraska: July 1st -5th
- Nevada: from the 1st to the 10th of July
- New Hampshire: July 5
- New Jersey: July 1st -5th
- New Mexico: July 1st – 20th
- New York: from 1 to 9 July
- North Carolina: July 3rd – 21st
- North Dakota: July 1
- Ohio: July 2nd -20th
- Oklahoma: July 1st -10th
- Oregon: July 1st -9th
- Pennsylvania: July during the first 10 business days of the month (excluding holidays and weekends)
- Puerto Rico: July 4th – 22nd
- Rhode Island: July 1
- South Carolina: July 1st – 10th
- South Dakota: July 10
- Tennessee: July 1-20
- District of Columbia: July 1st -10th
- U.S. Virgin Islands: July 1
- Texas: July 1st – 28th
- Utah: July 5th, 11th and 15th
- Vermont: July 1
- Virginia: July 1st -7th
- Washington: From 1 to 20 July
- West Virginia: July 1st -9th
- Wisconsin: July 1st -15th
- Wyoming: From the 1st to the 4th of July
Income, work, and residence requirements to be a beneficiary and receive the maximum SNAP benefit
To qualify for and get the maximum SNAP benefit, you must meet the following income, work, and residency requirements.
Income requirements:
Your gross monthly household income should be no more than 130% of the federal poverty line relative to your size. For example, a family of 3 in the year 2024 should earn $2,694 or less per month, which is $32,328 annually.
- The deductions that are allowed that can reduce your gross income to determine net income include:
- A deduction of 20% of the earned income.
- The standard deduction is based on the size of the household.
- Deductions for dependent care for reasons of employment or education.
- Medical expenses deduction, for costs over $35 per month, for members, elderly or disabled.
- Child support payments are deductible.
- There is a subsidy for housing homeless people.
- Living expenses include rent, mortgage, taxes, and utilities.
