New Jersey will finish distributing all August food stamps, worth up to $1,691, to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients on Saturday.

In the Garden State, the benefits are sent out the first five days of each month depending on the seventh digit of a beneficiary's case number, according to the electronic benefits transfer app Providers. Those living in Warren County receive their payments on the first day of every month, regardless of the case number.

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The number of SNAP participants in New Jersey is roughly 857,300 residents, accounting for 9% of the state's population, according to 2023 data provided by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. About 41,206,900 people, or 12% of the national population, receive food stamps as of fiscal 2022.

A household of eight can receive a maximum payment of $1,691, while a household of four is allotted a maximum of $939, and a household of one receives up to $281, according to LSNJLAW. For each additional member in a New Jersey household, SNAP adds up to $211.

In New Jersey, all eligible households receive a minimum of $95 in monthly benefits as of March 2023.

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The monthly amount for eligible SNAP recipients can be accessed through a Families First electronic benefits transfer card, according to New Jersey's Department of Human Services. The Families First card can be swiped like a debit card at checkout in most grocery stores and some participating farmers markets.

The SNAP benefits schedule for fiscal 2023 began on Oct. 1 and will end on Sept. 30.