Food stamps: Virginia SNAP benefits for August go out starting in one day
Jack Birle
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Monthly food stamp benefits will begin to be distributed in Virginia for the month of August in one day.
In the Old Dominion, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program issues its monthly payments to recipients onto their Virginia EBT card from the 1st through the 7th of every month, with the first benefits for next month being sent out on Aug. 1.
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The distribution schedule for food stamps in Virginia is based on an individual’s case number. Those with a case number that ends in 0-3 will see their benefits on Aug. 1, those with a case number ending in 4-5 will see their benefits on Aug. 4, and those with a case number ending in 6-9 will see their benefits on Aug. 7.
The average food stamp benefit amount per household member in Virginia is $181, with approximately 9% of the state’s population, or roughly 794,600 people, in the program.
The maximum monthly income to be eligible for food stamps for a household of one in Virginia is $2,265. For a household of five, the maximum monthly income to qualify for SNAP in the state is $5,412.
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In Virginia, food stamps can be used to purchase “food or food products meant to be eaten by people,” along with seeds and food-producing plants, among other things.
Items that recipients may not buy with SNAP benefits include non-food items, alcohol, tobacco, medicines, gardening items, cleaning or paper products, pet food, or prepared hot foods.