SNAP (Food Stamps) Schedules Live Finance Updates: July 29, 2022

When Tennessee SNAP Benefits Distribute in August 2022

Tennessee EBT card benefits go out from the 1st to the 20th of each month, based on the last two digits of your Social Security number. Here is the Tennessee SNAP deposit schedule for August:

When Experts Say Grocery Prices Could Go Back Down

Global food prices have increased by 65% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.

When will food prices level off? Although everyone seems to have an opinion, most experts are sticking to the short answer provided in a recent CNBC Select report: “There’s no straight answer on when prices will go down, but it’s not too far off.”

To learn more details on what experts predict regarding food costs, click here.

How To Determine When Louisiana SNAP Will Be Sent in August

Louisiana SNAP payments are distributed between the 5th and the 23rd. Elderly or disabled recipients will receive their benefits on the 1st through 4th, however, while all other recipients will receive their SNAP benefits depending on the last two digits of their Social Security number.

You can also check your SNAP benefit schedule on the LifeInCheck EBT mobile app. Go to “My Account,” then click “Benefits Schedule.”

Here’s the August schedule for your Louisiana Purchase Card:

When August SNAP Benefits Disburse in North Carolina

SNAP benefits are deposited according to the last digit of your Social Security number, even if that day is on the weekend or holiday. Here is the August SNAP payment schedule in North Carolina.

Does Vons Accept SNAP Payments for Groceries Using EBT Food Stamps?

Vons, an Albertson’s-owned supermarket chain, accepts SNAP EBT at all store locations. You can use EBT to purchase most food items in all Vans stores and for delivery or DriveUp & Go pickup orders from many stores. Hot, ready-to-eat foods and foods meant to be eaten in-store are not eligible in Nevada.

For more information on how to use your SNAP benefits at Vons, continue reading.

When SNAP Benefits Will Hit Your Virginia EBT Card in August

SNAP Benefits in Virginia go out from the 1st to the 7th of August, based on the last digit of recipients’ case numbers. Benefits are added at 12:01 AM on your scheduled date, even if that date falls on a weekend or holiday.

Here is Virginia’s SNAP deposit schedule for August 2022:

When Massachusetts’ Recipients Will Get SNAP Payments in August

SNAP benefits in the state are deposited to EBT accounts over the first 14 days of each month based on the last digit of your Social Security number.

Here is the Massachusetts SNAP deposit schedule for August 2022:

SNAP Benefits: Texas Lone Star Card Schedule for August

Here is the Texas Lone Star Card SNAP benefits schedule for August 2022:

Your EDG number can be found on the TF0001 form the HHSC sent you saying that you’re eligible for SNAP benefits. If you can’t find it, call 800-777-7328.

When To Anticipate SNAP Payments in New York for August

SNAP in New York has two different schedules. Outside of NYC, benefits are sent out over the first nine days of every month based on the last digit of your case number.

Here is the August payment schedule for New York State, excluding the five boroughs of New York City:

Here is the August SNAP schedule for NYC:

To find out more, click here.

Do Your Unused SNAP Benefits Roll Over Each Month?

Recipients that have remaining money on their EBT card at the end of the month will have those benefits rolled over into the next month, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Therefore, if you don’t use up all benefits in one month, they do not go to waste — you can simply use them the next month or hold on to them for when you need them.

However, it’s important to note that should you not use your EBT card at all for one year, the state will permanently remove SNAP benefits from your EBT account.

For more information, click here to read the entire article.

When To Anticipate August SNAP (CalFresh) Payments in California

CalFresh, California’s SNAP, provides monthly food assistance to low-income households that meet eligibility guidelines. Benefits are distributed monthly to CalFresh EBT cards.

You can apply for CalFresh benefits online at GetCalFresh.org or by calling the CalFresh Info Line at 877-847-3663. If you qualify for expedited CalFresh benefits, you could receive benefits on the same day or within three days following the date your application is received.

To view the full schedule of when benefits will be sent in August 2022, click here.

What Purchases Can You Make With SNAP Benefits in Texas?

SNAP in the stat of Texas is administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Benefits can be used to purchase most foods at grocery stores and participating retailers, and are deposited monthly onto Texas Lone Star Cards, the state’s version of the EBT card.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP benefits can be used to purchase:

• Fruits and vegetables
• Meat, poultry and fish
• Seafood (Lobster and Shellfish)
• Dairy products
• Breads and cereals
• Birthday Cakes
• Gift Baskets (as long as they are 50% edible)
• Snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages including energy drinks
• Seeds and plants, which produce food for the household to eat

To find out more — including which purchases are excluded — click here.

When To Anticipate Illinois Link Card Payments in August

The date payments are deposited onto Link Cards depends on the last number of your case number. If your SNAP case was converted from a legacy case, you will keep your legacy availability date of either the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 17th or 20th.

Benefits for new cases deposit between the 1st and 10th of the month. That schedule is divvied out as follows:

For full coverage of Illinois Link Card payments for the month of August, click here.

Instacart Has Extended SNAP EBT Capability to 10 More States

As of July 25, Instacart confirmed SNAP electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card payments could be used to buy groceries on its app in 10 additional states.

Following the expansion, Instacart said it now accepts SNAP EBT payments at more than 60 retailers at 8,000-plus stores and reaches nearly 30 million SNAP beneficiaries, Supermarket News reported.

To learn which states are now eligible, click here to read the full article.

When Florida SNAP Benefits Distribute in August 2022

SNAP benefits for Florida recipients are sent between the 1st and 28th of the month, based on the 9th and 8th digits of their Florida case number (read backward), dropping the 10th digit.

Here’s how Florida’s food stamp payments for August will be sent out: