Low-income Washington state households that receive financial assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their payments in four days.
Benefits are issued to qualified residents between Aug. 1 and 20, and the state sends out benefits on a similar schedule every month. In the Evergreen State, SNAP is known as the Basic Food program, and payments are typically sent out depending on the date recipients applied for benefits, and the dates will be listed on the approval letter if a household has qualified for SNAP.
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Washington residents need to meet certain income and household requirements to qualify for SNAP. A household of one can receive up to $281 in benefits, and a household of three can receive up to $740. A household of five can receive a maximum of $1,116. The average payment per household member each month is $168. Households larger than eight could see an additional $211 per person.
A household’s gross monthly income generally must be at or below 130% of the federal poverty line. A household of one has an income limit of $1,945 per month, a household of three has a limit of $3,299, and a household of five is maxed at $4,652.
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SNAP benefits are issued to low-income families and individuals through an electronic benefits transfer card, which can be used at participating grocery and convenience stores. Washingtonians can use their SNAP EBT card to purchase meat, poultry, and fish products, dairy items, breads, and cereals, and other eligible groceries.
In Washington state, approximately 18% of the population (or 310,900 people) receives food stamps, according to data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
