Maine residents who have yet to collect payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can expect their benefits by Wednesday.
Low-income residents in the Pine Tree State who need assistance with grocery purchases collect food stamps every month. The benefits arrive between Saturday and Wednesday, and the day when the payments are sent out depends on a recipient’s date of birth.
Beneficiaries born on days ending in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 should have collected their payments by Tuesday. Recipients born on days ending in 5 or 6 will see their monthly benefits arrive on Wednesday. Those who become eligible for SNAP after their case number date has passed or after Wednesday will collect their payments in February and will not need to wait until March.
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.
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The monthly payments are loaded onto 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.
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.
