Are you a SNAP beneficiary? Well, if this is your case there are some good news about it. You may receiver more than just the SNAP benefit from now on, so you will earn one more amount of money each month. This will be a relief for many families around the United States.
So, if you are interested in this added help, keep reading to know if you can apply for it.
What’s a SNAP?
This is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is in charge of helping families around the United States with low income by giving them a benefit. This is donde so that American citizens can have access to basic needs such as food.
This SNAP benefit will be given to you by adding it to an Electric Benefits Transfer (EBT) card which will be then used to buy food.
You could add another benefit to the SNAP one
From the 23rd of My of 2025, some American states will introduce a new program to benefit citizens which includes two types of aids: the SNAP and Stimulus checks.
We already know what the SNAP is, but what about those Stimulus Checks? These are additional payments coming from states to hel citizens with issues like rise of the cost of living and the lack of job opportunities, among many.
So, from now, you could obtain two benefits to make your economic situation as manageable as possible.
Some states are already activating this program
The first states to make use of this program are California, Colorado, Illinois, New York and New Mexico. Here, if you are a SNAP beneficiary, you don’t need to do any paperwork because it is an automatic system that detects who are already making use of the SNAP benefit.
Some examples of the amounts provided by some states are New Mexico by giving a combined payment up to $750 pero house and California is providing citizens between $300 and $600.
Your state is not on this list, what happens? You don’t need to worry because this is the first round of states including this program, but your state could be in the next list and receive the payment in June.
Can everybody apply for this combined benefit?
There are some requirements for this new combined benefit, so let’s have a look at them:
If your family has a low income or you are incharge of minors in your house, you could apply for the benefit. Also, elderly people and current SNAP beneficiaries are able to do so too.
If you are valid for this combined benefit, you will receive the amounts in two ways. The first one, and most common one, is by adding them to the EBT card or to a direct deposit corresponding to the local stimulus.
Check if you are valid for this new benefit
As mentioned before, if you are already a SNAP beneficiary, you immediately enter in this progra. However, you need to check this situation by reviewing your EBT car app, your e-mail and text messages sent by local social services offices.
It is important for you to know there is no need to go to any office if you are not required. In this case, you will be sent a letter or message asking you for updating some data.
The fact that hte government is trying to improve the economic help for American citizens is a good news. Many families depend on these types of benefits to deal with difficult situations of their daily lives. So, if you think you are valid for this benefit, you should be informed as soon as possible.
