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Wyoming SNAP: Numbers First

Wyoming plays SNAP straight — no Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility, no expanded income screen, no asset-test waiver. It is one of the few states that still runs the standard federal rulebook from top to bottom, and that honesty cuts both ways. The gross income test sits at 130 percent of the poverty level ($1,729 a month for one person in FY2027), and the federal asset limits of $3,000 for most households and $4,750 for senior or disabled households genuinely apply. Households with savings above those lines will be denied in Wyoming, full stop.

What Wyoming offers in return is speed and simplicity. Every benefit in the state loads between the 1st and the 4th of the month — the fastest complete-disbursement window in America — keyed to nothing more complicated than the first letter of your last name. All figures on this page are FY2027 values effective October 1, 2026, from USDA and Wyoming Department of Family Services guidance.

DFS and How Wyoming Runs SNAP

The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) administers SNAP through its Economic Assistance Division, with field offices in Cheyenne, Casper, Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, and smaller communities across the Equality State. With the smallest population of any state, Wyoming centralizes policy but keeps local caseworkers, so your application is processed by the DFS office serving your county — a model that keeps decisions consistent while preserving someone local to call.

Two numbers cover most needs. The DFS SNAP information line at 1-307-777-7564 connects to the central office in Cheyenne for applications, interviews, and eligibility questions; local DFS office numbers are listed on dfsweb.wyo.gov. Once your case is open and your Wyoming Horizon Card arrives, customer service at 1-877-290-9401 handles balance checks, PIN resets, and replacement cards. Applications start through the DFS website at dfsweb.wyo.gov, which hosts the state application form and links every field office — Wyoming has no separate commercial-style benefits portal, so most households apply online via the DFS form, by mail, or in person.

DFS also administers the POWER and SNAP Employment & Training programs from the same offices, which matters for work-requirement compliance discussed below.

Income Limits: The Standard 130 Percent Test

Wyoming applies the federal gross income test of 130 percent of the poverty level with no state expansion. In FY2027 that means $1,729 gross monthly for one person, $2,345 for two, and $3,575 for a household of four. After the gross screen, deductions come out, and net income must fall under 100 percent of poverty — $1,330 for one person, $2,750 for four. Because both tests bind, Wyoming cases live or die on documentation: the same gross income that barely passes can still fail the net test if deductions are missed.

Two federal carve-outs still apply in Wyoming. Households with a member age 60 or older or receiving disability benefits skip the gross screen and qualify against net income alone — the single most important exception for the state's many fixed-income seniors. And households where every adult receives certain counted benefits can qualify categorically. But unlike Colorado or Montana, Wyoming has no BBCE expansion that lifts these numbers, so a working family earning $3,900 a month with four members fails the gross test here while clearing it next door.

Benefit Amounts for FY2027

Approved households receive the standard 48-state allotment table. Zero-income households receive the maximum for their size, and the benefit tapers by roughly 30 cents for each dollar of countable net income until it reaches the $25 minimum.

The full FY2027 income limit tables explain how the phase-out works; the calculator above runs the same math in seconds.

Here is a worked example. Joan is 66 and lives alone in Casper on Social Security of $1,290 a month. As a household with an elderly member she skips the gross screen and qualifies against net income. The standard deduction removes $217, her $95 in monthly out-of-pocket medical costs above the $35 threshold deduct another $60, and her excess shelter deduction — rent of $850 plus a $310 utility allowance against half her adjusted income — comes to $653. Net income lands at $360, thirty percent of which is $108, so her benefit equals $306 minus $108: $198 per month on her Wyoming Horizon Card. Her $2,100 savings account stayed under Wyoming's $3,000 asset limit for a one-person household — at $3,200 she would have been denied despite the income math.

Savings: Wyoming Keeps the Asset Test

This is the page's most important section for anyone comparing states. Wyoming enforces the federal asset limits: countable resources cannot exceed $3,000 for most households or $4,750 when at least one member is age 60 or older or disabled. Countable assets include cash on hand, checking and savings balances, stocks, and second vehicles beyond the household's primary one. Denials over assets are real in Wyoming, and DFS verifies balances at application and recertification.

Several things never count under federal rules, in Wyoming or anywhere else: the home you live in and the land under it, retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs, the vehicle each adult needs for work or daily transport, household goods, and burial plots. A Casper couple with a paid-off house, $9,000 in a 401(k), and $2,800 in checking passes the asset test on paper even though their real wealth is far above $3,000 — the test only touches the spendable money.

Planning tip for borderline households: if a one-time deposit — a tax refund, an insurance payout, a final paycheck — briefly pushes your balance over the line, document how and when it will be spent. Funds earmarked and expended for legitimate needs within the month are often treated differently from long-term savings, but only if you explain them to your DFS worker proactively rather than letting a statement speak for itself.

Deposit Days: 1st Through 4th by Last Name

Wyoming runs the fastest full-disbursement schedule in the country: every SNAP benefit in the state loads between the 1st and the 4th of the month, keyed to the first letter of the head of household's last name. There is no case-number math and no SSN pairing — just four groups across four days.

A household named Jennings shops from the 2nd; a household named Yarbrough from the 4th. By the end of the 4th, every SNAP household in Wyoming has been paid — weeks earlier than the last households in 20-day states like New Mexico. Weekends and holidays never delay the load; EBT credits post automatically at midnight. Check your upcoming balance at 1-877-290-9401 or through the ebtEDGE portal anytime.

Deductions That Lower Countable Income

In a state where both income tests bind, deductions are the whole game. DFS subtracts each of these from gross income before the net test, and claiming the full set you qualify for frequently decides an otherwise borderline Wyoming case.

Work Rules and ABAWD

Wyoming operates the federal work rules with no statewide waiver. Most adults 16 to 59 must register for work, accept suitable offers, and avoid voluntarily quitting or cutting hours below 30 a week without good cause. Caregivers of young children, students, and people medically unable to work are exempt.

The post-2025 federal overhaul stretched ABAWD coverage to adults between 18 and 64 with no minor children at home who are able to work. To hold benefits past three months in any 36-month period requires 80 hours a month of work or training — about 20 hours a week. Exemptions for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth continue through September 30, 2030, with 12-month transition relief for parents of teens 14 or older.

Wyoming's SNAP Employment & Training program, run through DFS, places ABAWDs in approved work and training that counts toward the 80-hour total. In a state with a small labor market spread across long distances, that placement support is often the practical difference between keeping and losing benefits when a seasonal job ends.

How to Apply Through Wyoming DFS

Wyoming keeps the application process deliberately simple: one form, one office, one interview. Start at dfsweb.wyo.gov, where the application can be submitted online, downloaded for mail, or picked up at any field office.

If your household has less than $150 in gross monthly income and no more than $100 in cash — or if rent plus utilities exceed your combined income and cash — federal expedited rules force a decision within 7 calendar days. Tell the DFS worker “expedited service” on first contact; do not wait for the question.

Using the Wyoming Horizon Card

Benefits load onto the Wyoming Horizon Card, which works like a debit card at grocery stores, convenience stores, farmers markets, and authorized online retailers statewide. Customer service at 1-877-290-9401 runs 24/7 for balance checks, PIN resets, and lost-card replacements, and the ebtEDGE website and app show balances and purchase history free of charge.

The card buys groceries, seeds, and plants that produce food — not hot prepared meals, alcohol, vitamins, pet food, or household supplies. Wyoming shoppers can use EBT for eligible online grocery orders from participating retailers, with delivery fees paid separately. One Wyoming quirk: the state does not currently participate in the Double Up Food Bucks produce-matching program that runs in many neighboring states, so market shopping buys what the card holds — no dollar match at the booth.

Treat the card like cash. No one — not even a DFS worker — may ask for your PIN. Report suspicious activity the same day, because stolen benefits are only replaceable under the federal theft rules within strict reporting windows, and a replacement card arrives by mail within days of your call.

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FY2027 allotments, income tables, and asset rules effective October 1, 2026 per USDA. Wyoming's 130 percent gross screen and $3,000/$4,750 asset limits reflect its status as a non-BBCE state per USDA's June 2026 BBCE chart and DFS guidance; deposit schedule per the USDA issuance schedule. DFS makes the final eligibility decision on every case.