SNAP Benefits 2022 Update: California, Texas, Oregon Payments Extending in May, Florida Not yet on the List

Twenty-three states, including California, are still offering SNAP benefits through the emergency allotment program for their residents this May.

However, the emergency allotment (EA) benefits do not apply to all recipients. Instead, the benefits are used to boost the entitlement of households who would not otherwise be eligible to receive the full amount, AS reported.

Households who had not been receiving EA payments and those whose EA payments were less than $95 per month saw their benefits increase, according to the revised guidance by the Food and Nutrition Service.

The additional payment will be automatically added to eligible recipients' regular monthly allotment. Some of the states implementing the EA program include California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

SNAP Benefits Oregon

Claire Seguin, deputy director of ODHS Self-Sufficiency Programs of Oregon, said they know that many rely on additional food benefits to get enough healthy food for themselves and their families.

ODHS noted that those who receive SNAP benefits could expect the allotment on May 11. Households that do not receive the first monthly issuance will receive it on May 28 or June 2, according to KOIN.

Officials noted that the SNAP benefits will directly be issued onto EBT cards and that SNAP recipients do not need to take action to receive the additional benefits.

Seguin said many Oregonians are still struggling to meet their basic needs, urging residents to contact their partners at 211 and the Oregon Food Bank for support.

SNAP Benefits California

CalFresh, which is California's version of the SNAP benefits, is set to distribute the payments over the first 10 days of the month, according to Go Banking Rates.

The date of the release of the payments depends on the recipients' EBT cards' last digit number. If the recipients' case number ends with five, the benefits should be loaded on the fifth of the month, and so on.

SNAP Benefits Texas

SNAP benefits in Texas are deposited in Lone Star Cards. Recipients in Texas can receive their SNAP benefits based on the last digit in their Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number, Go Banking Rates reported.

If your SNAP EDG number ends in 0, then you are scheduled to receive your benefits on May 1. SNAP EDG number ending in 1 will receive their benefits on May 3, while those with a SNAP EDG number ending in 2 will receive their allotments on May 5.

Those EDG numbers in 3 will receive their payments on May 6, while those with numbers ending in 4 will receive them on May 7.

EDG numbers ending in 5 will receive their payments on May 9, while those ending in 6 will receive their benefits on May 11, and ending in 7 will be released on May 12.

SNAP EDG numbers ending in 8 will have their benefits on May 13, while those with SNAP numbers ending in 9 will receive them on May 15.

SNAP Benefits Florida

In Florida, recipients must visit their state's specific SNAP program website to find their particular payment date. Individual states are responsible for managing SNAP schedules and when payments go out, with states usually distributing payments based on the last number of their identification.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted waivers, which allowed for emergency supplemental SNAP based on the health declaration amid the pandemic.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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