SNAP Benefits Update: October 2022 Schedule for Food Stamp Payments in Florida Revealed

By Mary Webber Sep 27 2022, 21:21 PM EDT

A SNAP benefits update in Florida has been announced for October 2022. It is administered by the state's Department of Children and Families Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency.

The department is responsible for determining SNAP eligibility and announcing the schedule for when monthly benefits are deposited into the beneficiaries' accounts.

Go Banking Rates reported that the SNAP benefits in Florida have a disbursement system based on the last two digits of the recipients' SNAP case number.

SNAP benefits are formerly called food stamps and are imposed to help low-income households and individuals to procure nutritious meals.

SNAP Benefits October 2022 in Florida

The schedule of SNAP benefits in October 2022 in Florida runs from October 1 to October 28.

Those with case numbers 9th and 8th digits having 00-03 will receive their benefits on October 1, while those with 04-06, and 07-10 case numbers, will have their benefits available on October 2 and October 3, respectively.

Those with case numbers for their 9th and 8th digits as 11-13 and those with 14-17 will receive their benefits on October 4 and 5.

18-20, 21-24, and 25-27 case digit numbers will receive theirs on October 6, 7, and 8, respectively.

Case numbers 28-31, 32-34, and 35-38 will receive theirs on October 9, October 10, and October 11.

Recipients with 39-41, 42-45, and 46-48 case digit numbers will have their benefits on October 12, October 13, and October 14.

Those with case number digits as 49-53, 54-57, and 58-60 will have their benefits available on October 15, October 16, and October 17.

For case number digits 61-64, 65-67, and 68-71, recipients will receive it on October 18, October 19, and October 20.

Recipients with 72-74, 75-78, and 79-81 will receive their benefits on October 21, October 22, and October 23.

Case digit numbers 82-85, 86-88, and 89-92 will receive on October 24, October 25, and October 26.

Meanwhile, those with 93-95 and 96-99 case digit numbers will receive their SNAP benefits in October 2022 on October 27 and October 28.

SNAP Benefits October 2022

The U.S. Agriculture Department had granted waivers to the following states, allowing those to extend their emergency allotments through October 2022.

Another Go Banking Rates report noted that the emergency allotments provide $95 or more in additional funds each month.

Emergency allotments in most states have already expired. However, more than a dozen states have decided to extend it through October 2022.

The emergency funds were given to help SNAP recipients to cushion the impact of financial hardships caused by the pandemic.

Some of the states that have extended emergency allotments include Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Virginia, among others.

Food stamps recipients are also experiencing financial insecurity, which increased further due to the quick rise in food and grocery prices brought by inflation, according to a Smarter Florida report.

SNAP benefits recipients can also expect to receive an average of 12.5% increase in their food stamps benefits this October 2022.

The increase is believed to offset the rising cost of food due to inflation.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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