If you’re wondering when that support will arrive to replenish your home pantry and provide extra nutritious food for your family, here’s the most recent information on SNAP payments in Florida for February 2025.
In the state of Florida, DCF (the Department of Children and Families) is in charge of Food Stamps, which were previously known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. And don’t think “everyone gets paid on the same day.” Your case number is the deciding factor in this situation. But you have to read them in a specific way, which I will explain below.
How do I know what my SNAP benefit payment date is in Florida?
Take the eighth and ninth digits of your case number (counting from the end), omit the tenth, and voila! For example, if your digits 9 and 8 are “35-38”, your day is February 11. If they are “54-57”, the 16th falls, and so on, as shown in the table below.
- 35-38: February 11
- 39-41: February 12
- 42-45: February 13
- 46-48: February 14
- 49-53: February 15
- 54-57: February 16
- 58-60: February 17
Groups with more than 61 members will receive payments on later dates; keep in mind that Florida gives benefits until the 28th of each month.
If you get financial assistance through the SUNCAP program (food aid for SSI recipients), funds will be accessible the first three days of the month based on your case number:
- 00-33: 1 of each month
- 34-66: 2 of the month
- 67-99: 3 of the month
Maximum SNAP benefit amounts in Florida in 2025
Florida may pay SNAP benefit amounts in accordance with federal program restrictions imposed by the USDA.
Household size and maximum monthly benefit, Fiscal Year 2025:
- 1-person household: $292
- 2 people household: $536
- 3 people household: $768
- 4 people household: $975
- 5 people household: $1,158
- 6 people household: $1,390
- 7 people household: $1,536
- 8 people household: $1,756
- Each additional person household: $220
What you CAN buy (and what you CAN’T) with your EBT card
Every month, SNAP payments are put into Electronic payments Cards (EBT), which function like a debit or credit card for purchases at USDA-licensed businesses and supermarkets.
There are things you can and cannot buy:
YES, you can purchase proteins (chicken, eggs, legumes), cereals, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and derivatives, and basically anything nutritious and unprepared that you can find at a supermarket, greengrocer, or even at some farmers’ markets in all states.
You CANNOT purchase hot food from the store (including a roast chicken), alcohol, cigarettes, shampoo, fuel, or that cleaning kit you saw for sale. If you ignore these warnings, your payments could be suspended.
