Food stamps: Direct payments worth up to $1,751 for December to end in Delaware in 15 days

Delaware's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will end its December payments, worth up to $1,751, in 15 days.

The First State begins distributing SNAP payments on the second day of each month and is unique for having one of the longest distribution windows in the United States — payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letter of a recipient's last name determines the issuance date.

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The payments for December will be distributed until Dec. 23.

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.

People 21 and younger who live with their parents have to apply with them.

To qualify for SNAP payments in Delaware, a household's income cannot exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. A single-person household cannot make more than $2,266 monthly, and an eight-person household cannot make more than $7,772 monthly.

The funds received each month remain on the card without expiring as long as the card remains in regular use. To check the amount remaining on their Delaware Food First cards, recipients can look at their last grocery receipts.

Delaware SNAP payments are automatically loaded onto a Delaware Food First electronic benefits transfer card, which can be used like a debit card for food and nonalcoholic drinks. The funds cannot be used on luxuries such as alcohol and tobacco products.

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Created through the 1964 Food Stamp Act as one of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, SNAP aims to improve the nutrition of impoverished people by supplementing their food costs.

SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C., with some variations among them.