SNAP · FY2027
New Jersey Food Stamp Calculator
New Jersey’s Division of Family Development oversees NJ SNAP, but county boards of social services handle applications, which you can start at myNJhelps. Benefits load on the Families First card. New Jersey’s broad-based limit is 185% of poverty — $4,212 for three — with no asset test, and three people can get up to $808.
Your estimate
New Jersey · 1 person.
- Likely eligible
- Figures verified October 5, 2026
Bring your own utility figure
USDA’s utility allowance table lists New Jersey as “pending” for October 2025 – September 2026, and we found no October 2026 figure we could verify. Rather than guess, the calculator asks for the allowance printed on your New Jersey notice: open “Figures from your notice” in step 3 and type it in. Until you do, the estimate leaves utilities out, so it will be low if you pay for heat or electricity.
Where the 185% line falls
The 185% amounts here use USDA’s rounding method from the 2026 poverty guidelines; New Jersey’s own chart may differ by a dollar. New Jersey excludes child support you pay from income, uses a modified combined application for SSI recipients, and accepts telephone signatures. Some areas had a partial time-limit waiver for adults 18–64 on October 1, 2026.
Benefits arrive in the first five days of the month by the seventh digit of the case number. New Jersey’s FY2025 payment error rate was 6.86%, the 5% cost-share tier.
By household size
| People | Max | Gross limit | Senior† |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $306 | $2,461 | $25 |
| 2 | $562 | $3,337 | $85 |
| 3 | $808 | $4,212 | $190 |
| 4 | $1,023 | $5,088 | $266 |
| 5 | $1,217 | $5,964 | $330 |
| 6 | $1,463 | $6,839 | $446 |
| Pay‡ | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | $808 | $635 | $455 | $275 | $153 | $33 | $0 | — |
† 60+ or disabled, income at the poverty line, $700 rent. ‡ Family of 3, $900 rent. How these are worked out.
Utility allowances
Where to apply
| Apply | mynjhelps.gov |
|---|---|
| Program | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| Card | Families First EBT Card |
| Phone | 800-792-9773 |
| Offices | nj.gov |
| Deposits | 1st–5th, by the 7th digit of the case number |
Next door
| State | Gross, 3 | Assets | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $4,212 | none | — |
| Delaware | $4,554 | none | $543* |
| New York | $2,960–$4,554 | varies | $1,062* |
| Pennsylvania | $4,554 | none | $887 |
Sources
FY2027 COLA memo · BBCE chart · FY2026 SUA table · State Options Report · time-limit waivers · issuance schedule · FY2025 error rates · USDA directory · all sources
* not yet verified for Oct 2026.