District of Columbia residents will begin receiving their September payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in two days.
SNAP benefits are delivered to Washington recipients on a rolling basis, with the exact dates depending on when a household becomes eligible and the first letter of a recipient's last name. The district sends out food stamps beginning on Friday and going until Sept. 10. However, a person can receive SNAP benefits past Sept. 10 if they become eligible on that day.
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The maximum payment for a Washington household of one is $281, followed by $740 for a household of three and $1,691 for a household of eight. For each additional household member over eight, a maximum of $211 is added to the payment.
The average payment per Washington household member per month is $188. Approximately 22% of the district's population, or 145,800 people, receive SNAP benefits — the highest percentage among the 50 states and territories.
If a last name begins with A or B, a Washington recipient will receive the SNAP payment on the 1st of the month. Those with C last names receive their payments on the 2nd; D, E, and F last names receive payments on the 3rd; G and H last names receive payments on the 4th; I, J, and K last names receive payments on the 5th; L or M last names receive payments on the 6th; N, O, P, and Q last names receive payments on the 7th; R and S last names receive payments on the 8th; T, U, and V last names receive payments on the 9th; and W, X, Y, and Z last names receive payments on the 10th.
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SNAP benefits are reloaded onto electronic benefit transfer cards each month. Food stamps can be used at most stores that sell grocery items.
District SNAP recipients can use the U.S. Department of Agriculture's SNAP retail locator to find a store that accepts food stamps near them. Food stamps can also be used for eligible food items online and can be delivered from Amazon, Aldi via Instacart, Giant, and Safeway.