SNAP Food Stamps EBT Estimator

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1. Estimate Your SNAP Food Stamps Benefit Amount

2. Additional Benefits for SNAP Recipients

Use this SNAP food stamps calculator to get an estimated amount of food stamp benefits you could receive if you qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This food stamp calculator can help you find out if you’re eligible for SNAP benefits in your state and can estimate your monthly food stamp allowance if you qualify.

Read more about the methods and figures this SNAP calculator uses to estimate the food stamp benefits that you may be eligible to receive where you live.

View SNAP food stamp benefit guidelines for your state here: SNAP Food Stamp Eligibility by State.

Estimate Your SNAP Food Stamps Benefit Amount

Household information

Household size:Your household size includes the number of people you live with and buy food with, including any children 21 or younger, parents, and spouses if they live with you, whether or not they buy and prepare food separately.

Does your household include anyone who is age 60 years or older or someone who has a disability?

Household income

Monthly household income before taxes that is earned from jobs or self-employment ($):Deduct “cost of doing business” from self-employment earnings before adding to earned income.

Monthly household income from other sources ($):Include income from other sources such as Social Security income, disability income, child support, worker’s comp, unemployment income, pension income, or any other source.

Household expenses

Monthly dependent costs needed for work:This includes the cost of daycare, babysitters, or other childcare, fees for before-school and after-school care, costs for special needs care, costs for the care of older adults or adults with disabilities. Only include the costs that allow a household member to work, search for work, or attend school or job training programs.

Monthly court-ordered child support payments ($):This is the monthly amount of payments you pay out, not payments you receive.

Monthly rent or mortgage amount ($):

Monthly homeowners insurance and taxes ($):

Monthly heating and/or air conditioning expenses ($):If you pay any amount of money toward heating or cooling expenses list it here.

Monthly non-heating or cooling electricity expenses ($):This is for households that incur utility expenses but not heating or air conditioning costs. Utility expenses can include non-heating electricity, cooking gas, garbage collection, and water and sewer fees.

Monthly telephone expenses ($):

Out of pocket medical expenses ($):Do not include expenses for special diets or any medical expenses if they are below $35/m.

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Additional Benefits for SNAP Recipients

Free School Breakfast and Lunch

Did you know? In addition to being eligible for food stamps, in many states, SNAP approved families also become automatically eligible for free school breakfast and lunches.

Discounts and Perks

Museums for All is a program that offers highly-discounted tickets to SNAP beneficiaries for participating museums and local area attractions such as museums, zoos, cultural centers, and historical sites.

Get 50% off your Amazon Prime Subscription if you are a SNAP benefits recipient.

As of May 2021, Walmart, Amazon, Aldi, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Freshfields Farm, Hitchcock’s Markets, Publix, Mt. Plymouth IGA, and Whole Foods are accepting SNAP payments online.

About This SNAP Benefits Calculator

This SNAP food stamp calculator is based on figures for the 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C. Your benefits may differ if you reside in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Several factors can affect your monthly food assistance benefit amount that are not taken into consideration in this calculator, including things like standard utility allowances (SUA), cost of living adjustments, and other state-specific qualifications that can change without notice. Food stamp eligibility relies on additional metrics such as assets and work qualifications and can vary significantly by state. Many states have minimum benefit amounts and offer additional benefits for children during the school year and in the summertime.

This SNAP benefits calculator is a food stamp benefits estimator and is not an application for SNAP benefits. SNAP benefits eligibility has many nuances depending on the state and territory. EBT estimators are not a replacement for applying for assistance in your state and are only meant to help you estimate benefits. Regardless of what the outcome of the calculator shows, you are encouraged to apply for benefits directly with your state if you think you might be eligible.

To apply for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits in your state go to the SNAP State Directory of Resources.

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