Great news for SNAP EBT Cardholders! As of August 15th, one state will be issuing extra food stamps for August 2023. New Jersey has announced that they will be issuing extra SNAP food stamps for August 2023 to eligible EBT Cardholders.
New Jersey SNAP households will receive state-funded extra food stamp payments beginning on June 2, 2023. To learn more about the extra food stamps for August 2023, including who is eligible to receive the extra benefits, then continue reading below.
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Extra SNAP Food Stamps for August 2023
States issuing extra SNAP Food Stamps for August 2023 include:
- New Jersey
To learn more about the extra food stamps in each state, continue reading below.
New Jersey Extra SNAP Benefits – August 2023
For New Jersey, over 46,000 New Jersey residents will receive extra SNAP food stamps for August 2023.
All New Jersey SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 monthly food stamp benefits.
If your approved monthly benefit is less than $95, you will receive an additional payment (extra food stamps) to equal $95.
This means, if your monthly SNAP benefit amount is $40, you will receive an additional $55 in benefits to bring your total monthly SNAP benefit amount to $95.
The Extra New Jersey SNAP food stamps for August 2023 will be sent out on your regular EBT deposit schedule.
We have provided the New Jersey EBT Deposit Dates below:
New Jersey EBT Deposit Dates
New Jersey food stamp benefits are sent out over the first 5-days of the month, based on the 7th digit of your SNAP case number.
| New Jersey SNAP EBT Deposit Dates | |
| Case number ends in: |
Benefits available on:
|
| 1 or 2 | 1st of the month |
| 3 or 4 |
2nd of the month
|
| 5 or 6 | 3rd of the month |
| 7 or 8 | 4th of the month |
| 9 or 0 | 5th of the month |
Food Stamp Payment Dates for August 2023
Here is a complete list of the all SNAP EBT Deposit Dates for August 2023 in each state.
| Food Stamps Deposit Dates for August 2023 by State | |
| State | EBT Payment Dates |
| Alabama | August 4th – August 23rd |
| Alaska | August 1st |
| Arizona | August 1st – August 13th |
| Arkansas | August 4th – August 13th |
| California | August 1st – August 10th |
| Colorado | August 1st – August 10th |
| Connecticut | August 1st – August 3rd |
| Delaware | August 2nd – August 23rd |
| District of Columbia | August 1st – August 10th |
| Florida | August 1st – August 28th |
| Georgia | August 5th – August 23rd |
| Hawaii | August 3rd – August 5th |
| Idaho | August 1st – August 10th |
| Illinois | August 1st – August 20th |
| Indiana | August 5th – August 23rd |
| Iowa | August 1st – August 10th |
| Kentucky | August 1st – August 19th |
| Louisiana | August 1st – August 23rd |
| Maine | August 10th – August 14th |
| Maryland | August 4th – August 23rd |
| Massachusetts | August 1st – August 14th |
| Michigan | August 3rd – August 21st |
| Minnesota | August 4th – August 13th |
| Mississippi | August 4th – August 21st |
| Missouri | August 1st – August 22nd |
| Montana | August 2nd – August 6th |
| Nebraska | August 1st – August 5th |
| Nevada | August 1st – August 10th |
| New Hampshire | August 5th |
| New Jersey | August 1st – August 5th |
| New Mexico | August 1st – August 20th |
| New York | August 1st – August 9th |
| North Carolina | August 3rd – August 21st |
| North Dakota | August 1st |
| Ohio | August 2nd – August 20th |
| Oklahoma | August 1st – August 10th |
| Oregon | August 1st – August 9th |
| Pennsylvania | August 3rd – August 14th |
| Rhode Island | August 1st |
| South Carolina | August 1st – August 10th |
| South Dakota | August 10th |
| Tennessee | August 1st – August 20th |
| Texas | August 1st – August 28th |
| Utah | August 5th, 11th & 15th |
| Vermont | August 1st |
| Virginia | August 1st – August 7th |
| Washington | August 1st – August 20th |
| West Virginia | August 1st – August 9th |
| Wisconsin | August 1st – August 15th |
| Wyoming | August 1st – August 4th |
Extra Food Stamps for August 2023 FAQs
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Extra Food Stamp Payments for August 2023.
What states are issuing extra Food Stamp benefits for August 2023?
Currently, New Jersey is the only states that has announced that they will be issuing state-funded extra food stamps for August 2023. Eligible New Jersey SNAP recipients can expect to receive a minimum of $95 in total food stamp benefits.
Will other states be approved to issue extra Food Stamps for August 2023?
As of August 15th, New Jersey is the only state to announce that they will be issuing extra food stamp benefits for August 2023 through a state-funded program.
At this time, no additional states have announced that they will be issuing extra SNAP benefits. We will update this article as more information is released and new states are added.
How much are the Extra Food Stamp payments for August 2023?
New Jersey SNAP households can expect to receive a minimum of $95 in total monthly food stamp benefits. If your monthly SNAP benefit payment is less than $95, you will receive an additional payment of extra food stamps to equal $95.
When will I receive my extra Food Stamps for August 2023?
For New Jersey SNAP recipients, the extra food stamp payments will be sent with their normal NJ EBT Deposit Schedule.
When did the federal Extra Food Stamp benefits end?
On March 1, 2023, the federal Emergency Allotment Program expired for all SNAP recipients nationwide.
The Pandemic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as P-SNAP was implemented to help address temporary food needs caused by COVID-19. P-SNAP provided emergency allotment benefits to households based on size.
On March 1st 2023, all SNAP benefit amounts returned to pre-pandemic normals for food stamp households.
This change will caused recipients of all ages to lose their extra food stamp benefits after February 2023.
Families lost an average of $82 per person in extra benefits. That means a family of four lost an average of $328 in food stamp benefits each month.
However, the steepest loss was for seniors receiving SNAP benefits. Seniors receiving the minimum benefit amount lost $258 in monthly food stamp benefits.
Their SNAP benefits fell from $281 a month to $23 a month.
Why did the Extra Food Stamp benefits end?
The extra food stamp benefits were a temporary increase in benefits to help low-income households deal with the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress ended emergency allotments after the February 2023 issuance. This means that on March 1st 2023, all SNAP households’ benefits returned to normal amounts, without the added supplement.
Extra Food Stamps for August 2023 Summary
We hope this article on Extra SNAP Food Stamps for August 2023 was helpful to you.
If you have any additional questions about the extra SNAP benefits for August 2023, please let us know in the comments section below.
We will update this article if more states announce that they will be issuing extra SNAP benefits for August 2023.
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