Those who receive food stamps in Georgia will receive their monthly benefits within the next two days.
The Peach State distributes all payments of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the fifth to the 23rd of every month. For the month of July, all beneficiaries will receive their benefits by Sunday.
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SNAP benefits in Georgia are distributed to eligible recipients on a set schedule every month, which is based on a formula. The day in which a recipient receives the benefits is based on the last two digits of the client's ID.
Recipients with client IDs ending in 00-09 receive their benefits on the fifth of the month, client IDs ending in 10-19 receive their benefits on the seventh, and client IDs ending in 20-29 receive their benefits on the ninth. Client IDs ending in 30-39 receive their benefits on the 11th, IDs ending in 40-49 receive their benefits on the 13th, and IDs ending in 50-59 receive their benefits on the 15th. IDs that end in 60-69 receive their benefits on the 17th, IDs ending in 70-79 receive their benefits on the 19th, IDs ending in 80-89 receive their benefits on the 21st, and IDs ending in 90-99 receive their benefits on the 23rd.
The average benefit payment per household member is $188 in Georgia, with approximately 1.6 million people (or roughly 15% of the state's population) receiving the benefits from SNAP in the Peach State.
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The maximum annual income permitted to be eligible for food stamps in Georgia depends on household size. For a household of one, the maximum annual income is $18,954, and for a household of five, the maximum annual income is $45,682.
As part of the food stamp program in the Peach State, recipients may purchase food, groceries to prepare meals, and seeds with their benefits. Georgia also says that ice, water, and room temperature foods that are "not designed to be consumed in the store" may be purchased with SNAP benefits. Items that are ineligible to be purchased using SNAP are prepared meals from grocery stores or restaurants.