The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits to eligible households for August, as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as well as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and General Assistance programs. The SNAP emergency food benefit will be issued Wednesday and should be available on recipients’ Electronic Benefit Transfer cards Thursday. TANF and GA households should receive an emergency cash benefit check beginning Wednesday.

Households with open SNAP cases will receive at least $95 in emergency food benefits, to be issued as follows:

• SNAP households receiving the maximum food benefit amount for their household size will receive $95 in emergency food benefits.
• SNAP households with a calculated emergency food benefit amount less than $95 will have their emergency benefit increased to $95.
• SNAP households with a calculated emergency food benefit amount of $95 or more will continue to receive that amount to increase the household’s monthly benefit up to the maximum benefit amount for their household size.

For more information, visit here. To apply for benefits, go to Delaware ASSIST or call 866-843-7212.