What is SNAP?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a proven and effective tool that helps to reduce food insecurity, improve health outcomes, support low-paid workers and bolster local economies. Also known as food stamps, SNAP assists hundreds of thousands of Georgia households with fixed incomes, low incomes, modest or unpredictable earnings to afford the cost of food, especially when the economy is weak or when food costs are high.

Learn more about the basics of SNAP.

Have Your SNAP EBT Benefits Been Stolen?

Find emergency Food Banks & Food Pantries Near You

Data Dive: Exploring Trends in SNAP Participation

1,349,324

655,741

Number of SNAP Recipients in May 2024

Number of SNAP Households in May 2024

31,776

Number of ABAWDs in May 2024

1,849

Number of ABAWDs who reached the 3-month time limit in May 2024

Note: ABAWD means Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents. These adults are subject to a 3-month time limit if they do not meet strict work rules. If they do not meet these work rules or do not have an approved excuse, they will lose their SNAP benefits after three months.

Source: Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services via the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Open Records Request. Data are current as of May 2024

SNAP ABAWD Resources

  • FLYER: SNAP 3-month time limit is back

  • FLYER: How to Report Working Hours

  • FORM 809: Verification of Earned Income

  • FORM 805: ABAWD Volunteer Verification

  • FORM 516: Attendance & Performance