Maine low-income residents will begin receiving payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in two days.
Residents of the Pine Tree State who need assistance with grocery purchases and meet certain household income requirements are eligible for food stamps. Benefits in Maine arrive between Saturday and Feb. 14, with the day payments are sent depending on a recipient’s date of birth.
Beneficiaries born on days ending 0 or 9 will collect benefits on Saturday. People born on days ending in 1 or 8 will collect on Sunday, those with birth dates ending in 2 or 3 will collect on Monday, those with birth dates ending in 4 or 7 will collect on Tuesday, and recipients born on days ending in 5 or 6 will see their monthly benefits on Feb. 14.
In Maine, approximately 161,800 people, or roughly 12% of the state’s population, receive SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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A household of one can receive a maximum of $291, a household of five can receive up to $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. A household can receive up to $219 for each additional person after eight. Those amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.
The monthly payments are loaded on electronic benefits transfer cards, which recipients can use at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. SNAP benefits cannot be used to buy products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items, such as paper and soap.
