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Households who are already eligible for the maximum benefit amount will receive $95 per month. ... For Oct. 1, 2022 – Sep. 30, 2023 (includes recent SNAP increases) Household Size Maximum Benefit 8 $1,691 Each additional member $211 7 more rows •

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(First published April 2020; regularly updated since then.)

If you receive SNAP benefits, you will get an extra payment – a SNAP Emergency Allotment (EA) – on your EBT card later this month to help you buy food during the COVID-19 crisis. In response to the pandemic, Congress created extra monthly payments for folks eligible for food stamps back in April 2020. But it requires an emergency declaration to be in place at both the federal and state level, and the federal government has to approve states’ distribution plans every month. That will unfortunately be the last month that these extra monthly payments are available. On December 23, Congress passed budget legislation that – among many other things – will end SNAP Emergency Allotments in February 2023! This decision was part of a deal to create a permanent nationwide Summer EBT program for families with children on SNAP. We will have more info on that once it’s available. In the meantime, the video below and this flyer explains more about this change and how to ensure you get as much SNAP as you can now that Emergency Allotments are ending.

You can find Pennsylvania’s January 2023 and December 2022 distribution dates below.

All SNAP households will get extra benefits (EA payments) during the pandemic emergency For Oct. 1, 2022 – Sep. 30, 2023 (includes recent SNAP increases) Household Size Maximum Benefit 1 $281 2 $516 3 $740 4 $939 5 $1,116 6 $1,339 7 $1,480 8 $1,691 Each additional member $211 We update these dates monthly once the USDA signs off on the PA Dept. of Human Services SNAP EA distribution plan for that month. The extra payment will bring households who are only eligible for a partial benefit up to the maximum benefit amount for their household size (see chart at right). Households who are already eligible for the maximum benefit amount will receive $95 per month. If you live in Allegheny County and have any questions about your SNAP benefits, want to check your eligibility, or need help applying, call and leave your name and contact info and the best time to reach you, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at (412) 431-8960 (option 3) or by filling out the form on this page.

How much in extra SNAP benefits will I get?

For example:

If you are a 3-person household, the maximum benefit is $658 per month. So if your family is only eligible for $200 per month, you will get a second emergency allotment of $458 to bring you up to the maximum. If you receive the maximum SNAP allowed for your household size in your first monthly payment, you will get a second emergency allotment of $95 (regardless of household size). Households whose first payment is close to the maximum (less than $95 away) will get emergency allotments of $95 per household.

When will I get the extra SNAP benefits?

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The extra SNAP will be loaded to your EBT card during the 3rd and 4th weeks of every month based on your payment date. For residents in Allegheny County (and larger counties in PA), the payment date is based on the last number in your case record number. Find the final digit (0-9) of your record number on a DHS notice, or using your MyCOMPASS Account online. Find your number on the top row of the chart below. For example, if your record number ends in 5, you’ll get your extra January SNAP benefits on the 24th.

Extra SNAP Benefits Issuance Day

(if viewing on mobile you may need to turn your screen sideways to view the whole table) Last digit of your record # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 December 2022 date of 2nd payment 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 January 2023 date of 2nd payment 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 For other counties, the best way to figure out your SNAP benefits issuance day – the day the benefits appear on your card – is by calling the number on the back of your EBT card. After it gives the benefit amount, you need to select “Other ” (option 5) and then Payment Dates (option 3). You will receive both your regular and extra benefits in the same month for as long as the state is able to issue them and you remain eligible for SNAP. However, if DHS recently approved your SNAP benefits, the extra SNAP benefits may not appear on your card in the month that you were approved. Because the state schedules these payments early in the month, people who are approved later in the month do not typically receive the extra allotment that same month. If this happens, you should receive a makeup payment on DHS’s clean-up issuance date two months afterward when they identify households who were missed. For example, say you applied for SNAP benefits on November 20 but weren’t approved until December 14. On your notice from PA DHS, it will say you are getting one payment that covers November and December, and then a regular payment in January and ongoing. This notice does not include the amounts from the Emergency Allotment payments. You would be eligible for an Emergency Allotment for November since you received some benefits for that month. Those would not post to your SNAP card until January 6, when PA DHS distributes missed payments for November.

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Since you weren’t approved for benefits until the middle of December after that month’s regular SNAP payments were distributed, PA DHS may not have been able to include that month’s Emergency Allotment with the others going out in the second half of the month. You would instead get that Emergency Allotment on February 10, when the state distributes missed payments for December. (On March 10, the state will issue missed payments for January.) Starting in January, you should receive your regular payment on your normal SNAP payment day every month.

Will I need to turn in paperwork or apply to get the extra SNAP benefits?

No. You don’t need to fill out extra paperwork. PA Dept. of Human Services will automatically add the extra SNAP benefits to your EBT card each month that you are eligible for SNAP, and you’ll be able to use them just like regular food stamps.

How long are my SNAP benefits good for?

These benefits won’t expire. As long as an EBT card is used at least once every five months, the benefits can stay on the card forever, even if you become ineligible for SNAP. If PA Dept. of Human Services moves unused benefits out of your account due to extended card inactivity, you can get the benefits back if you explain why you didn’t use them. The SNAP Emergency Allotment is a result of the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R. 6201), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020. Thanks to our ally, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, for laying out much of the information in this post.

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