Individuals who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Georgia will see their benefits delivered to them in four days.
All recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, in the Peach State are issued their payments from the 5th through the 23rd of each month. All food stamps for this month will be issued to beneficiaries by July 23.
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SNAP benefits in Georgia are distributed on a set schedule every month. The day a recipient receives the benefits is based on the last two digits of the client’s ID.
Recipients with client IDs ending in 00-09 receive their benefits on the 5th of the month, client IDs ending in 10-19 receive their benefits on the 7th, and client IDs ending in 20-29 receive their benefits on the 9th. Client IDs ending in 30-39 receive their benefits on the 11th, IDs ending in 40-49 receive their benefits on the 13th, and IDs ending in 50-59 receive their benefits on the 15th. IDs that end in 60-69 receive their benefits on the 17th, IDs ending in 70-79 receive their benefits on the 19th, IDs ending in 80-89 receive their benefits on the 21st, and IDs ending in 90-99 receive their benefits on the 23rd.
Food stamp benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card on the distribution date, which allows beneficiaries to purchase eligible items in-store and online.
Beneficiaries may purchase food, groceries to prepare meals, and seeds with their benefits. Georgia says that ice, water, and room temperature foods that are “not designed to be consumed in the store” may be purchased with SNAP benefits. Items that are ineligible to be purchased using SNAP are prepared meals from grocery stores or restaurants.
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In Georgia, the average benefit payment per household member is $188, with approximately 1.6 million people, or roughly 15% of the state’s population, receiving the SNAP benefits.
The maximum annual income permitted to be eligible for food stamps in the Peach State depends on household size. For a household of one, the maximum annual income is $18,954, and for a household of five, the maximum annual income is $45,682.
