Food stamps: SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 for Florida residents to end for October in four days

Florida is set to wrap up payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for October in four days.

SNAP, or food stamps, is issued to qualified Floridians from the 1st to the 28th of every month, and recipients will usually obtain their funds on the same day each month. The exact day SNAP payments are sent out depends on the digits of an applicant’s case number.

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For example, beneficiaries whose case number digits are 00 to 03 will see their SNAP benefits on the 1st of the month. Those with digits 04 to 06 get their benefits on the 2nd of the month, those with digits 93 to 95 get their payments on the 27th, and those with digits 96 to 99 get their money on the 28th.

Florida recipients may see an increase in SNAP benefits starting in October, per new guidelines. The maximum payment is $291 for a household of one, $973 for a household of four, and $1,751 for a household of eight. Up to $219 is added to a household’s food stamps for each member after eight.

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SNAP benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card every month, and recipients can use the card at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. Recipients are barred from using SNAP benefits for products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items such as paper and soap.

In Florida, about 2.85 million people, or 13% of the state’s population, receive SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.