The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Florida will deliver its monthly payments to all recipients of the program in the next 10 days.
SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, are issued to all recipients of the program from the 1st until the 28th of every month, with the date in which a beneficiary receives their stipend being determined by the ninth and eighth digits of their case number.
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The formula Florida follows involves taking the ninth digit followed by the eighth digit of an individual’s case number to create a two-digit number, which identifies when someone receives their benefits. If a recipient’s ninth digit is 9 and their eighth digit is 8, then the number for this formula would be 98.
For case numbers where this number is 00-03, those individuals will receive their benefits on the 1st of a month. Those who receive their benefits from the 2nd through the 27th of the month are in groups of three, beginning with 04-06 for the 2nd of the month and ending with 93-95 for the 27th of the month. Those whose ninth and eighth digits are 96-99 receive their benefits on the 28th.
SNAP benefits in the Sunshine State can be used to “buy breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, dairy, and plants and seeds to grow food for your household to eat,” according to the state. The benefits cannot be used to purchase “pet foods, soaps, paper products, household supplies, grooming items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vitamins, medicines, food to eat in the store, or hot foods.”
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Food stamp benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card, allowing beneficiaries to purchase eligible items in-store and online at eligible retailers.
The average benefit payment per household member in Florida for SNAP is $180. In the Sunshine State, approximately 2.85 million people, or roughly 13% of the state’s population, receive assistance paying for food via SNAP. The maximum annual income permitted to be eligible for SNAP in Florida depends on household size. For a household of one, the maximum annual income is $29,160, and for a household of five the maximum annual income is $70,280.
