In the Sunshine State, recipients will have their food stamps, a form of food assistance, within the next seven days.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Florida issues monthly benefits for the first through 28th of every month, meaning all beneficiaries will receive their monthly payments by July 28.
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Distribution of food stamp benefits in the Sunshine State follows a formula based on certain digits in a person's case number. The formula Florida follows involves taking the ninth digit followed by the eighth digit of a person's case number to create a two-digit number, which identifies when someone receives their benefits. If a recipient's ninth digit is 9 and their eighth digit is 8, then the number for this formula would be 98.
For case numbers in which this number is 00-03, those people will receive their benefits on the 1st of a month. Those who receive their benefits from the second through the 27th of the month are in groups of three, beginning with 04-06 for the second of the month and ending with 93-95 for the 27th. Those whose ninth and eighth digits are 96-99 receive their benefits on the 28th.
The average benefit payment per household member in the Sunshine State for SNAP is $180. In Florida, approximately 2.85 million people, or roughly 13% of the state's population, receive assistance paying for food via food stamps. Details on eligibility requirements for SNAP in Florida can be found on the state's website.
Food stamps may be used to "buy breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, dairy, and plants and seeds to grow food for your household to eat," according to the state.
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SNAP benefits, however, cannot be used to purchase "pet foods, soaps, paper products, household supplies, grooming items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vitamins, medicines, food to eat in the store, or hot foods."
SNAP benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card so that recipients may use their monthly payments for eligible items.