Individuals who receive food stamps in Virginia will have their benefits delivered for August within the next five days.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Old Dominion sends benefits on Virginia EBT cards from the first through the seventh of every month. For this month, the first round of benefits was sent out on Aug. 1.

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The benefits are sent on a set schedule every month. For those with a case number that ends in 0-3, benefits arrive during the first wave on Aug. 1, those with a case number ending in 4-5 will see their benefits during the second wave on Aug. 4, and those with a case number ending in 6-9 will see their benefits during the third wave on Aug. 7.

To qualify for food stamps in Virginia, a one-person household may not make more than $2,265 a month, whereas, for a household of five, the maximum monthly income to qualify is $5,412.

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The average SNAP benefit amount per household member in the commonwealth of Virginia is $181. Approximately 9% of Virginians are on food stamps, which equates to roughly 794,600 people.

Food stamps benefits in Virginia can be used to buy "food or food products meant to be eaten by people," along with seeds and food-producing plants, among other things. Ineligible items for SNAP benefits include non-food items, alcohol, tobacco, medicines, gardening items, cleaning or paper products, pet food, and prepared hot foods.