Food Assistance provides crucial support to needy households and to those making the transition from assistance to work.
You may be eligible for Food Assistance if you:
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To save time and to help the process go faster, please bring all the necessary paperwork with you. The following is a list of examples of verification that you might need to bring to your interview:
In most cases, your household must meet both the gross and net income limits described below or you are not eligible for SNAP and cannot receive benefits.
Gross income means a household’s total, non-excluded income, before any deductions have been made.
Net income means gross income minus allowable deductions.
A household with an elderly or disabled person only has to meet the net income limit, as described on the elderly and disabled page.
If all members of your household are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or in some places other general assistance, your household may be deemed “categorically eligible” for SNAP because you have already been determined eligible for another means-tested program.
The information provided in the table below applies to households in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia that apply for SNAP between Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
Table 1: SNAP Income Eligibility Limits – Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022
| Household Size | Gross monthly income (130 percent of poverty) | Net monthly income (100 percent of poverty) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,473 | $1,133 |
| 2 | $1,984 | $1,526 |
| 3 | $2,495 | $1,920 |
| 4 | $3,007 | $2,313 |
| 5 | $3,518 | $2,706 |
| 6 | $4,029 | $3,100 |
| 7 | $4,541 | $3,493 |
| 8 | $5,052 | $3,886 |
| Each additional member | +$512 | +$394 |
* SNAP gross and net income limits are higher in Alaska and Hawaii.
Benefits Issuance Schedule:
| Social Security Number = SSN | Food Assistance | Cash Assistance |
| SSN ends in 1 | 1st of the month | 3rd of the month |
| SSN ends in 2 | 2nd of the month | 3rd of the month |
| SSN ends in 3 | 3rd of the month | 3rd of the month |
| SSN ends in 4 | 4th of the month | 2nd of the month |
| SSN ends in 5 | 5th of the month | 2nd of the month |
| SSN ends in 6 | 6th of the month | 2nd of the month |
| SSN ends in 7 | 7th of the month | 2nd of the month |
| SSN ends in 8 | 8th of the month | 1st of the month |
| SSN ends in 9 | 9th of the month | 1st of the month |
| SSN ends in 10 | 10th of the month | 1st of the month |
Documents of interest:
Clients should contact EBT customer service if:
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