Three states will receive payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beginning tomorrow and continuing until the middle of July.
Recipients usually see their SNAP benefits reloaded on the same day each month, with the date depending upon a recipient's Social Security number, last name, case number, or account number. The amount of each payment and range of distribution varies by state.
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Georgia, Indiana, and Utah will issue food stamp payments beginning tomorrow. Here is the breakdown of dates, maximum payments, and how much of the population receives food stamps.
Georgia
Georgia will begin sending SNAP benefit payments to recipients on Wednesday and continue until July 23.
Around 15% of the population, or 1.6 million people, receive food stamps. The average payment per household member per month is $188.
In the Peach State, a household of three receives a maximum payment of $740, and $1,691 for a household of eight. An additional $211 is added for household members ahead of nine.
Indiana
Similar to Georgia, the Hoosier State sends SNAP benefits from July 5 to July 23.
The average payment per household member per month is $182. Approximately 617,600 people, or 9% of the population, receive food stamps.
The maximum payment for a household of one is $281, and the maximum payment that can be issued by the program is $1,691 for a household of eight, per the state Family and Social Services Administration. After eight, $211 is added for each additional member.
Utah
Utah is the only state that delivers SNAP benefits on three dates throughout the month. Payments are issued on July 5, July 11, and July 15.
Approximately 5% of the population, or 156,300 people, receive food stamps. The average payment per household member per month is $179.
The maximum benefits for a household of three are $740 and $1,330 for a household of six. An extra $211 is added to the payment for each additional member.
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Typically, states with bigger populations or states with higher poverty rates have a larger amount of SNAP recipients.
SNAP benefit recipients across all 50 states and the District of Columbia will see the amount transferred to a prepaid electronic benefit transfer card. The EBT card works similarly to a debit card and can be used at grocery stores and farmers' markets or at some online retailers.