The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the schedule for upcoming Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments in Texas, detailing who is eligible and when to expect their benefits. It’s important to note that due to the large number of SNAP recipients, payment dates vary.
Maximum SNAP Benefits in Texas
The maximum SNAP benefits are standardized across the contiguous United States. For a household of eight, the maximum benefit is $1,756, while a family of four can receive up to $975.
October SNAP Payments in Texas
For recipients who qualified for SNAP before June 1, 2020, the following payment schedule applies based on the last two digits of your Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number:
- EDG ends in 5: Payment on October 9
- EDG ends in 6: Payment on October 11
- EDG ends in 7: Payment on October 12
- EDG ends in 8: Payment on October 13
If you were approved for SNAP benefits after June 1, 2020, your payments will be distributed between October 16 and October 28. Here’s the schedule for those recipients:
- EDG ends in 00-03: Payments on October 16
- EDG ends in 04-06: Payments on October 17
- EDG ends in 07-10: Payments on October 18
- EDG ends in 11-13: Payments on October 19
- EDG ends in 14-17: Payments on October 20
- EDG ends in 18-20: Payments on October 21
- EDG ends in 21-24: Payments on October 22
- EDG ends in 25-27: Payments on October 23
- EDG ends in 28-31: Payments on October 24
- EDG ends in 32-34: Payments on October 25
- EDG ends in 35-38: Payments on October 26
- EDG ends in 39-41: Payments on October 27
- EDG ends in 42-45: Payments on October 28
- EDG ends in 46-49: Payments on October 27
- EDG ends in 50-53: Payments on October 28
- EDG ends in 54-57: Payments on October 16
- EDG ends in 58-60: Payments on October 17
- EDG ends in 61-64: Payments on October 18
- EDG ends in 65-67: Payments on October 19
- EDG ends in 68-71: Payments on October 20
- EDG ends in 72-74: Payments on October 21
- EDG ends in 75-78: Payments on October 22
- EDG ends in 79-81: Payments on October 23
- EDG ends in 82-85: Payments on October 24
- EDG ends in 86-88: Payments on October 25
- EDG ends in 89-92: Payments on October 26
- EDG ends in 93-95: Payments on October 27
- EDG ends in 96-99: Payments on October 28
Make sure to check your EDG number to know when to expect your benefits this month!
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