Florida Food Stamps

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides budget assistance for low-income families to buy nutritious food. The program is only intended to assist with a household’s food budget – it’s not meant to cover for the household’s entire food budget.

Benefits are issued through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. Household size and financial situation will be factored in when determining the amount of benefits to be received.

Program Qualifications

In order to be eligible for Florida Food Stamps, you must:

1) Be a resident of the State of Florida and fall into one of two groups:

• Those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $2,001
• Those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $3,001 who share their household with a person or persons aged 60 years and over, or with a person with a disability (a child, your spouse, a parent, or yourself)

2) For either group, you must also have an annual household income of less than:

• $13,284 if one person lives in the household
• $17,808 if two people live in the household
• $22,332 if three people live in the household
• $26,856 if four people live in the household
• $31,380 if five people live in the household
• $35,904 if six people live in the household
• $40,428 if seven people live in the household
• $44,952 if more than seven people live in the household.

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