All residents enrolled in the FoodShare program in Wisconsin, a form of food stamps, are set to receive their monthly payments for August within the next four days.
The FoodShare program is the state's equivalent to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which sends eligible residents benefits each month. The payments are sent out between the second and 15th of each month. For this month, every beneficiary will have their payments by Tuesday.
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The day of the month in which a recipient gets their regular payments depends on the eighth digit of their Social Security number.
Those enrolled in the program who have zero as their eighth digit got their benefits on Aug. 2, and those with one as their eighth digit got their payment on Aug. 3. People with two as their eighth digit received their benefits on Aug. 5, those with three as their eighth digit received their monthly payment on Sunday, those with four as their eighth digit got their benefits on Tuesday, those with five as their eighth digit received their benefits on Wednesday, and those with six as their eighth digit received their benefits on Friday.
The remaining recipients enrolled in the program, who have eighth digits between seven and nine, will receive their monthly benefits between Saturday and Tuesday. The money is sent to the beneficiary's Wisconsin QUEST card, which can then be used to purchase items in stores.
Benefits from the food stamps program in Wisconsin may be used to buy bread, cereal, fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy, "snack foods," and nonalcoholic beverages, along with seeds and plants to grow food.
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Alcohol, tobacco, vitamins, medicine, live animals, hot foods, "food to be eaten in the store," and other nonfood items may not be purchased with FoodShare benefits.
To qualify for the FoodShare program in Wisconsin, recipients must make less than a certain income each year that depends on the size of the person's household. Further information on Wisconsin's FoodShare program and eligibility can be found on the state's website.