1 Step 5 — Family’s Expected Contribution Towards Food: 30 percent of the household’s net income ($302) is $91. 2  Step 6 — SNAP Benefit: The maximum benefit in 2016 for a family of three is $511. The maximum benefit minus the household contribution ($511 minus $91) equals $420.  The family’s monthly SNAP benefit is $420.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works with state agencies, nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying for the program and can access benefits. SNAP is the federal name for the program.
https://www.benefits.gov/benefits/benefit-details/1587
Under federal rules, to qualify for SNAP benefits, a household must meet three criteria (although states have flexibility to adjust these limits): Its gross monthly income generally must be at or below 130 percent of the poverty line, or $2,177 (about $26,100 a year) for a three-person family in fiscal year 2016.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-introduction-to-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
For more information, see More than 500,000 Adults Will Lose SNAP Benefits in 2016 as Waivers Expire, at http://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/more-than-500000-adults-will-lose-snap-benefits-in-2016-as-waivers-expire.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-introduction-to-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
A provision in the 1996 welfare reform law limited individuals who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 50 to three months of SNAP benefits out of every three years unless they are working or in a work or training program 20 hours a week.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits
The study found that counting SNAP benefits as income cut the number of extremely poor families with children in 2011 by 48 percent (from 1.65 million to 857,000) and cut the number of children in extreme poverty by more than half (from 3.6 million to 1.2 million).
http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-introduction-to-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
The average SNAP recipient received about $127 a month (or about $4.23 a day, $1.41 per meal) in fiscal year 2015. The SNAP benefit formula targets benefits according to need: very poor households receive larger benefits than households closer to the poverty line since they need more help affording an adequate diet.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-introduction-to-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
1 Step 5 — Family’s Expected Contribution Towards Food: 30 percent of the household’s net income ($302) is $91.  Step 6 — SNAP Benefit: The maximum benefit in 2016 for a family of three is $511. The maximum benefit minus the household contribution ($511 minus $91) equals $420.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits
For a family of three, the poverty line used to calculate SNAP benefits in federal fiscal year 2016 is $1,675 a month. Thus, 130 percent of the poverty line for a three-person family is $2,177 a month, or about $26,100 a year. The poverty level is higher for bigger families and lower for smaller families.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits
About 93 percent of SNAP benefits go to households with incomes below the poverty line, and 58 percent go to households below half of the poverty line (about $10,080 for a family of three in 2016). Families with the greatest need receive the largest benefits, as noted above.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-introduction-to-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
how many people benefit from snap
There are three people benefit from snap.