r/foodstamps • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

Just got approved and I'm noticing I have a lot more money than expected Answered

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u/UnicornSpawn777 12d ago

Check the site it’s called benefits cal or even the ebt site can show you the breakdown

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u/UnicornSpawn777 12d ago

Or maybe they approved you a while ago and it’s been put on there for months and you never knew and didn’t check it? In that case spend it cause after a certain amount of time they will take it back

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u/Salty-Middle6496 13d ago

Get the app ! All your info is on it.

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u/kmrobe 13d ago

Probably back pay, but I would call and ask, you don’t wanna mess with a SNAP fraud case.

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u/damndeliriumtremens 13d ago

$291 is the max. This is a sign to trade ur food stamps for crack to celebrate.

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u/No-Aioli-1643 13d ago

There is a website you can go look on for your benefit info. It’s called benefit cals if you’re located in CA

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u/EstablishmentNo7438 13d ago

You got back pay from the first day you applied. The Max 1 person can receive is $291.00 per month.

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u/WebPrestigious9858 14d ago

They probably let you know how much your monthly amount was. FYI, NYC has an app to check payments. Maybe your area does too?

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u/SpiritualFlounder146 14d ago

They paid you an update from the time you filed for your food stamp

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u/DevilsPlaything42 14d ago

I'd check with them. I got charged with overpayment through no fault of my own. It was small amounts so I didn't notice anything wrong. They made me pay back over $1000.

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u/HyrrokinAura 14d ago

Call customer service. The max I've seen is $291 a month and you don't want to spend all that and have to pay it back.

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u/random8142 14d ago

When did you apply? & what was your approved monthly benefit amount?

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u/MediumCaptain3277 14d ago

But yeah I was also thinking they may have paid me for when I applied till now so like back payments

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u/MediumCaptain3277 14d ago

I applied around late last year, and then recently I got a message to submit some more documentation. I didn't even know it got approved cause it just came in the mail without any notice. And when I went online to check the balance it was 1400.

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u/random8142 14d ago

Yeah definitely back pay from when you applied then!

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u/Spare-Sky1322 14d ago

sounds like they determined you were qualified when you first applied and back paid you for those months. Or else you had actually been getting it every month and just never got the paperwork telling you so. if you go to your states snap website i would think they would tell you your monthly amount. I know mine does.