Food Stamp Change 2024 Maryland. The supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) helps low income people buy the food they need for good health. Everyone has the right to apply for snap.
Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are issued to households on an electronic benefit transfer (ebt) card, called the independence card. Every year on october 1st, the federal government adjusts snap (food stamp) benefits to reflect changes in the cost of living and other important factors.