North Carolina residents who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are set to receive their payments over the next five days before the program wraps up for January.
SNAP benefits are sent out to North Carolina residents from Jan. 3 to Jan. 21 on odd days. Food stamps are allocated based on the final digit of a recipient’s Social Security number.
Those with Social Security numbers ending in 1 through 7 should have collected their SNAP benefits by Monday. Recipients with Social Security numbers ending in 8 will collect their benefits on Wednesday, recipients with Social Security numbers ending in 9 will collect them on Friday, and recipients with Social Security numbers ending in 0 will collect them on Sunday.
A household of one can receive a maximum of $291, a household of five can receive a maximum of $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. A household can receive a maximum of $219 for each additional person after eight. These amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.
The maximum annual income permitted to be eligible for food stamps in North Carolina depends on the household’s size. The maximum annual income for a household of one is $29,160, and for a household of five, the maximum annual income is $70,280.
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The monthly payments are loaded onto an electronic benefits transfer card, and recipients can use the card at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. SNAP benefits cannot be used to buy products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items such as paper and soap.
In North Carolina, the average benefit payment per household member is $181. Approximately 1.6 million people (roughly 15% of the state’s population) receive assistance paying for food via SNAP.