Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude sending its February payments , worth up to $1,751, in 10 days.
The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the second day of each month and has one of the longest distribution windows in the United States . Payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ last names determine the issuance dates for their payments.
The first February payment went out on Feb. 2, and the last one will go out on Feb. 23.
To qualify for SNAP payments in Delaware, a household’s income cannot exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. A single-person household cannot have an income that is over $2,266 per month, and a household of eight people cannot make more than $7,772 monthly.
SNAP payment amounts are determined by household size. Single-person households receive $291, and eight-person households receive $1,751. In households larger than eight, $219 is included for each additional person.