Food stamps: August direct payments worth up to $1,691 in New Jersey to wrap up in three days
David Zimmermann
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New Jersey will finish distributing food stamps for the month of August to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in three days.
SNAP benefits, worth up to $1,691, will be sent out to New Jersey residents by Saturday.
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In the Garden State, the benefits are sent out the first five days of each month depending on the seventh digit of a beneficiary’s case number, according to the electronic benefits transfer app Providers. Those living in Warren County receive their payments on the first day of every month, regardless of the case number.
A household of eight can receive a maximum payment of $1,691, while a household of four is allotted a maximum of $939 and a household of one receives up to $281, according to LSNJLAW. SNAP adds up to $211 for each additional member in a New Jersey household.
In New Jersey, all eligible households receive a minimum of $95 in monthly benefits as of March 2023.
The number of SNAP participants in New Jersey is roughly 857,300 residents, accounting for 9% of the state’s population, according to 2023 data provided by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. About 41,206,900 people, or 12% of the national population, receive food stamps as of fiscal 2022.
The monthly amount for eligible SNAP recipients can be accessed through a Families First electronic benefits transfer card, according to New Jersey’s Department of Human Services. The Families First card can be swiped like a debit card at checkout in most grocery stores and some participating farmers markets.
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New Jersey SNAP benefits can be used to pay for produce, beans and various meats, bread and grain products, dairy products, and certain seeds and plants that produce food. The benefits cannot be used to buy alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes, non-food items, vitamins and medicine, and hot and prepared foods.
The SNAP benefits schedule for fiscal 2023 began on Oct. 1 and will end on Sept. 30.