Food stamps: October SNAP payments in West Virginia worth up to $1,691 end in four days

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude payments for October to West Virginia residents in four days.

In West Virginia, SNAP benefits are distributed from the 1st to the 9th of every month. The last round of food stamps will arrive on Monday.

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Payments are distributed based on the first letter of a household’s name. Letters B, X, Y, and Z received their food stamps on Sunday; C or F on Monday; H, N, and V on Tuesday; I, M, O, or U on Wednesday; and Q or S on Thursday.

Recipients with last names starting with A or W can expect food stamps on Friday; letters J, K, or P on Saturday; letters D, E, or R on Oct. 8; and letters G, L, or T on Oct. 9.

If a household becomes eligible for SNAP after Oct. 9 or after its last name’s date passes, it will still receive benefits for October and will not need to wait until November.

The maximum payment is $281 for a household of one, $1,116 for a household of five, and $1,691 for a household of eight. For each household member above eight, $211 is added.

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In West Virginia, the average payment per household member per month is $168. Approximately 18% of the population, or 310,900 people, receive food stamps.

SNAP benefits in West Virginia may be used in eligible stores to purchase “food or food products meant to be eaten by people,” along with seeds and food-producing plants, among other things. Items not deemed eligible for the food stamps program include nonfood items, alcohol, tobacco, medicines, gardening items, cleaning or paper products, pet food, or prepared hot foods.