September 26th, 2022 SNAP Emergency Allotments & Maximum Benefit Amounts
Note: While our screener is often updated, these blog posts might not be, so some of this information may no longer be accurate. The infomation below is for general informational purposes and should not be relied upon for guidance about your specific SNAP situation. Please refer to official USDA materials or your state website for official SNAP information.
Background
Due to the pandemic, a few changes were made to SNAP benefit amounts -- the biggest being the emergency allotments, which resulted in all households that received SNAP getting the maximum benefit for their household size. This means that the monthly benefit amount of a 2 person household could have been increased from the minimum of $20 to the maximum amount for a 2 person household: $459.
Additionally, two other programs were put in place. First, a 15% boost to all benefit amounts (which ended in September 2021), as well as a $95 boost for households that were already reciving the maximum amount, or were very close to the maximum.
Every month, each state will resubmit a request to the federal government to retain the emergency allotments and to continue giving their residents the maximum benefit amount (the extra Food Stamps). Theres usually no set date for when the emergency allotments will expire in your state, and unless the governor of your state has indicated otherwise, it often seems to be a month-to-month decision without a lot of advance notice. For example, here's a press release from Texas Governor Greg Abbott announcing on April 29th that the emergency benefits will still remain in May.
That is all to say that it's difficult to know for sure how long the emergency allotments will remain in your state. The official resource for which states have extended the emergency allotments is from the USDA, however if you visit this link you'll likely see significantly fewer states in the current month than in the previous month. There is a significant delay of when the extensions are acknowledged, often a state won't appear for a month on the USDA page until the 20th-30th of that month.
The best way to figure out if the emergency allotments are still active in your state is to first see in the USDA page above or the chart below to see if your state was active for the previous month. If so, then do a Google search for "SNAP Emergency Allotments Pennsylvania" and see if there is any news. Often, local news will be one of the first places that announces that the emergency allotment benefit is ending. If you don't see any articles, and your state was still active in the previous month, there's a pretty good chance it'll continue, and that your state is still working through distributing the amounts.
At this time, it does not appear that there is a ending date which states must end their emergency allotments. They may end up continuing into 2023.
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Alaska
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Alaska was August 2022.
Ended August 2022
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Alabama
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Alabama appears to still be active.
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Arkansas
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Arkansas was June 2021.
Ended June 2021
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Arizona
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Arizona was March 2022.
Ended March 2022
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California
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in California appears to still be active.
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Colorado
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Colorado appears to still be active.
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Connecticut
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Connecticut appears to still be active.
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District of Columbia
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in District of Columbia appears to still be active.
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Delaware
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Delaware appears to still be active.
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Florida
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Florida was July 2021.
Ended July 2021
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Georgia
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Georgia was June 2022.
Ended June 2022
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Guam
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Guam appears to still be active.
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Hawaii
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Hawaii appears to still be active.
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Iowa
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Iowa was February 2022.
Ended February 2022
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Idaho
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Idaho was March 2021.
Ended March 2021
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Illinois
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Illinois appears to still be active.
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Indiana
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Indiana was May 2022.
Ended May 2022
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Kansas
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Kansas appears to still be active.
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Kentucky
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Kentucky was April 2022.
Ended April 2022
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Louisiana
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Louisiana appears to still be active.
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Massachusetts
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Massachusetts appears to still be active.
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Maryland
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Maryland appears to still be active.
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Maine
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Maine appears to still be active.
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Michigan
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Michigan appears to still be active.
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Minnesota
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Minnesota appears to still be active.
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Missouri
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Missouri was August 2021.
Ended August 2021
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Mississippi
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Mississippi was November 2021.
Ended November 2021
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Montana
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Montana was July 2021.
Ended July 2021
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North Carolina
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in North Carolina appears to still be active.
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North Dakota
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in North Dakota was May 2021.
Ended May 2021
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Nebraska
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Nebraska was July 2021.
Ended July 2021
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New Hampshire
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in New Hampshire appears to still be active.
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New Jersey
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in New Jersey appears to still be active.
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New Mexico
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in New Mexico appears to still be active.
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Nevada
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Nevada was August 2022.
Ended August 2022
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New York
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in New York appears to still be active.
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Ohio
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Ohio appears to still be active.
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Oklahoma
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Oklahoma appears to still be active.
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Oregon
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Oregon appears to still be active.
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Pennsylvania
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Pennsylvania appears to still be active.
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Rhode Island
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Rhode Island appears to still be active.
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South Carolina
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in South Carolina appears to still be active.
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South Dakota
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in South Dakota was July 2021.
Ended July 2021
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Tennessee
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Tennessee was November 2021.
Ended November 2021
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Texas
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Texas appears to still be active.
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Utah
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Utah appears to still be active.
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Virginia
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Virginia appears to still be active.
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Virgin Islands
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Virgin Islands appears to still be active.
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Vermont
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Vermont appears to still be active.
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Washington
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Washington appears to still be active.
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Wisconsin
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Wisconsin appears to still be active.
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West Virginia
Active
The SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in West Virginia appears to still be active.
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Wyoming
Ended
The last month for the SNAP emergency allotment / maximum benefit amount in Wyoming was April 2021.
Ended April 2021