Food stamps: Direct one-time payment to Nevada residents ends in three days
Rachel Schilke
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will stop sending out payments for the month of August to eligible Nevada residents in three days, concluding the food stamps program for August.
Nevada residents must provide a valid Social Security card for all household members to receive SNAP benefits. Payments were sent out beginning Aug.1 and will conclude on Aug.10.
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Payments are loaded onto an electronic benefit card, or EBT, which works similarly to a debit card, that can be used at participating grocery stores and retailers.
The maximum allotment for a Nevada household of one is $281. A household of four can receive up to $939, and a household of eight can collect up to $1,691. An additional $211 is added for each additional person after eight.
SNAP households are expected to spend about 30% of their own resources on food, so the SNAP payment is calculated by multiplying your household’s net income by 0.3 and subtracting the result from the maximum monthly allotment for your household size.
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For example, a four-person household with a net income of $1,093 will receive $611 for a full month.
The average payment per household member per month in Nevada is $178. About 14% of the population, amounting to 455,200, receive food stamps.