The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the federal government’s primary anti-hunger program. In Florida, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) administers this program, which aims to supplement the food budgets of low-income families, people with disabilities, and seniors.
Eligibility and benefit amounts are determined at the federal level, but each state, including Florida, has some flexibility in tailoring certain aspects of the program. Applicants must meet a number of eligibility requirements, including state residency, US citizenship or qualified non-citizen status, and a Social Security number.
What are the restrictions for SNAP Florida?
With SNAP Florida you cannot buy the following things:
Soft drinks and sugary beverages.
Energy drinks.
Sweets and desserts.
Certain juices with low natural fruit content.
Alcoholic drinks.
Cigarettes or tobacco products.
Vitamins, medicines and supplements.
Live animals (except for seafood and fish that are removed from the water in the store).
Hot food ready to eat at the point of sale.
Cleaning products, paper goods and personal hygiene items.
Pet food.
These are the beneficiaries who receive their SNAP Florida payment in the second week of September 2025
Benefits are distributed according to the ninth and eighth digits of the Florida case number. These are the people who will receive payments in the second week of September, from the 8th to the 14th:
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 25-27 = benefits available on the 8th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 28-31 = benefits available on the 9th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 32-34 = benefits available on the 10th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 35-38 = benefits available on the 11th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 39-41 = benefits available on the 12th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 42-45 = benefits available on the 13th
Case number, ninth and eighth digit: 46-48 = benefits available on the 14th
