Great news for SNAP EBT Cardholders! As of July 5th, two states will be issuing extra food stamps for July 2023. New Mexico and New Jersey have announced that they will be issuing extra SNAP food stamps for July 2023 to eligible EBT Cardholders.
New Mexico and 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 July 2023, including who is eligible to receive the extra benefits, then continue reading below.
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Extra SNAP Food Stamps for July 2023
States issuing extra SNAP Food Stamps for July 2023 include:
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
To learn more about the extra food stamps in each state, continue reading below.
New Jersey Extra SNAP Benefits – July 2023
For New Jersey, over 46,000 New Jersey residents will receive extra SNAP food stamps for July 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 July 2023 will be sent out on your regular EBT deposit schedule.
New Mexico Extra SNAP Benefits – July 2023
For New Mexico, over 7,753 New Mexico residents will receive extra SNAP food stamps for July 2023.
New Mexico SNAP households with elderly or disabled household members can expect to receive a one-time payment of $168.
That means that eligible New Mexico food stamp recipients will receive $168 in extra benefits in July 2023.
To qualify your household must have an adult over the age of 60 years old or an adult with a disability enrolled in SNAP.
To learn more, visit the state website here.
Food Stamp Payment Dates for July 2023
Here is a complete list of the all SNAP EBT Deposit Dates for July 2023 in each state.
| Food Stamps Deposit Dates for July 2023 by State | |
| State | EBT Payment Dates |
| Alabama | July 4th – July 23rd |
| Alaska | July 1st |
| Arizona | July 1st – July 13th |
| Arkansas | July 4th – July 13th |
| California | July 1st – July 10th |
| Colorado | July 1st – July 10th |
| Connecticut | July 1st – July 3rd |
| Delaware | July 2nd – July 23rd |
| District of Columbia | July 1st – July 10th |
| Florida | July 1st – July 28th |
| Georgia | July 5th – July 23rd |
| Hawaii | July 3rd – July 5th |
| Idaho | July 1st – July 10th |
| Illinois | July 1st – July 20th |
| Indiana | July 5th – July 23rd |
| Iowa | July 1st – July 10th |
| Kentucky | July 1st – July 19th |
| Louisiana | July 1st – July 23rd |
| Maine | July 10th – July 14th |
| Maryland | July 4th – July 23rd |
| Massachusetts | July 1st – July 14th |
| Michigan | July 3rd – July 21st |
| Minnesota | July 4th – July 13th |
| Mississippi | July 4th – July 21st |
| Missouri | July 1st – July 22nd |
| Montana | July 2nd – July 6th |
| Nebraska | July 1st – July 5th |
| Nevada | July 1st – July 10th |
| New Hampshire | July 5th |
| New Jersey | July 1st – July 5th |
| New Mexico | July 1st – July 20th |
| New York | July 1st – July 9th |
| North Carolina | July 3rd – July 21st |
| North Dakota | July 1st |
| Ohio | July 2nd – July 20th |
| Oklahoma | July 1st – July 10th |
| Oregon | July 1st – July 9th |
| Pennsylvania | July 3rd – July 14th |
| Rhode Island | July 1st |
| South Carolina | July 1st – July 10th |
| South Dakota | July 10th |
| Tennessee | July 1st – July 20th |
| Texas | July 1st – July 28th |
| Utah | July 5th, 11th & 15th |
| Vermont | July 1st |
| Virginia | July 1st – July 7th |
| Washington | July 1st – July 20th |
| West Virginia | July 1st – July 9th |
| Wisconsin | July 1st – July 15th |
| Wyoming | July 1st – July 4th |
Extra Food Stamps for July 2023 FAQs
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Extra Food Stamp Payments for July 2023.
What states are issuing extra Food Stamp benefits for July 2023?
Currently, New Mexico and New Jersey are the only states that has announced that they will be issuing state-funded extra food stamps for July 2023. Eligible New Mexico SNAP recipients can expect to receive a minimum additional payment of $168 in July 2023 and 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 July 2023?
As of July 5th, New Mexico and New Jersey are the only states to announce that they will be issuing extra food stamp benefits for July 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 July 2023?
New Mexico SNAP households with elderly or disabled household members can expect to receive an extra one-time payment of $168.
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 July 2023?
The extra food stamp payments for July 2023 will be placed available on New Mexico EBT cards throughout the month.
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 July 2023 Summary
We hope this article on Extra SNAP Food Stamps for July 2023 was helpful to you.
If you have any additional questions about the extra SNAP benefits for July 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 July 2023.
Want to know if you will be receiving extra food stamps in August? Check out our article on the Extra SNAP Food Stamps for August 2023.
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