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Department of Transitional Assistance - Appendix A

EBT Cards with Benefits Added Monthly
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Overview

According to the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), the following table shows the number of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards distributed with benefits—including the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDCF); Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); and Summer and Pandemic EBT programs—and the number of households served per month from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The data, provided by DTA, in the following table consists of overlapping datasets.

EBT Cards with Benefits Added Monthly (According to DTA)

MonthEBT Cards with Benefits for Cash Program (TAFDC and EAEDC)EBT Cards with Benefits for SNAPEBT Cards with Benefits for Summer EBT and Pandemic EBTHouseholds Receiving Benefits*
July 202149,174580,309174,199615,748
August 202150,768577,561176,076618,672
September 202152,457585,0582,137630,772
October 202156,390594,608628638,261
November 202161,034598,39465646,658
December 202163,359603,52316655,283
January 202263,816609,0191665,227
February 202268,591615,331—670,743
March 202263,153625,554155677,639
April 202263,803626,577136675,321
May 202263,359624,89366,794683,290
June 202263,899630,773106,310687,457
July 202264,449633,037151,105688,352
August 202266,071636,873172,486693,607
September 202265,998640,01077,698696,671
October 202265,544645,84985,140700,787
November 202265,968648,610129703,621
December 202266,461656,636168710,164
January 202366,319657,33926714,979
February 202367,651662,1303,251717,974
March 202366,136665,606144723,035
April 202366,229664,782130722,400
May 202365,744667,589149726,160
June 202366,123669,63039,579727,111
July 202366,682649,703101,867726,036
August 202367,976652,62087,430731,518
September 202368,954654,48718,468729,206
October 202369,377592,520921730,661
November 202371,437659,482421732,647
December 202372,240658,200554733,790
January 202471,050597,89676737,772
February 202473,136662,971528740,265
March 202472,725668,42554747,424
April 202471,187670,342—752,435
May 202471,512673,760—756,127
June 202471,921674,242—754,889
July 202471,255676,054365,710758,581
August 202473,807677,022874757,097
September 202472,607544,14710,093752,696
October 202472,859668,1499,420752,793
November 202474,102667,86039749,543
December 202472,221660,4983748,169

*  The three columns preceding the Households Receiving Benefits column do not add up to the numbers in this column because there are instances in which more than one program participant resides in a single household.

Date published: January 30, 2026

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