SNAP benefits payments give monthly Food Stamp payments to low-income Americans and their families. However, if your children do not receive free lunches at school during the summer, you may run out of money. As a result, alternatives such as the SUN Bucks program might provide you with an additional $120 to spend on food over the summer holidays.
Although several states participated in SUN Bucks programs and delivered money to EBT cards last summer, some had only recently joined and had not sent any SUN Bucks. As a result, many SNAP participants will be unable to receive the additional funds from SUN Buck in the summer of 2024. This is a list of states that have lately participated in the SUN Bucks initiative.
States that were planning to participate in the SUN Bucks program, apart from SNAP
The States that did not participate in the SUN Bucks program, even if they sent SNAP benefits last summer, and have recently joined are:
- Nevada,
- Missouri,
- New Hampshire,
- Massachusetts,
- Hawaii,
- United States Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Louisiana
Remember that if your State has recently taken part in the SUN Bucks program, you should check if you qualify for this new benefit since it is compatible with SNAP payments.
States that do not participate in the SUN Bucks program even if they have SNAP benefits
Not all States offer the SUN Bucks program, here is the full list of States that do NOT have SUN Bucks:
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Utah
- South Dakota
- Iowa
- Texas
- Florida
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- Alaska
For your information, your children are eligible for SUN Bucks if they are of school age and your family participates in the SNAP assistance program. Or if you receive TANF or FDPIR. If their school participates in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and your income falls within the USDA’s free or reduced-price meal guidelines, they are also eligible.
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