SNAP benefits are paid monthly to all recipients—but not everyone is paid on the same date.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments help families who would otherwise struggle to afford groceries get by. While the funding is provided by the federal government, SNAP is administered by individual states, all of which have their own payment schedules. These funds are delivered via electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which can be used at participating stores and some online retailers.
For example, in California, if a case number ends in 01, that recipient will get their benefits earlier in the month than those who have a case number ending in 99. Other states make payments according to the first letter of your last name, such as Connecticut and Delaware, and some, like Alaska or South Dakota, administer all SNAP payments on the same date.
Composite image of dollar bills and a calendar. SNAP payments are administered at state level, meaning not all are paid on the same date every month.
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SNAP benefits will be paid on or between the following dates in each state and territory:
- Alabama: November 4 to 23
- Alaska: November 1
- Arizona: November 1 to 13
- Arkansas: November 4 to 13
- California: November 1 to 10
- Colorado: November 1 to 10
- Connecticut: November 1 to 3
- Delaware: November 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: November 1 to 10
- Florida: November 1 to 28
- Georgia: November 5 to 23
- Guam: November 1 to 10
- Hawaii: November 3 to 5
- Idaho: November 1 to 10
- Illinois: November 1 to 20
- Indiana: November 5 to 23
- Iowa: November 1 to 10
- Kansas: November 1 to 10
- Kentucky: November 1 to 19
- Louisiana: November 1 to 23
- Maine: November 10 to 14
- Maryland: November 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: November 1 to 14
- Michigan: November 3 to 21
- Minnesota: November 4 to 13
- Mississippi: November 4 to 21
- Missouri: November 1 to 22
- Montana: November 2 to 6
- Nebraska: November 1 to 5
- Nevada: November 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: November 5
- New Jersey: November 1 to 5
- New Mexico: November 1 to 20
- New York: November 1 to 9
- North Carolina: November 3 to 21
- North Dakota: November 1
- Ohio: November 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: November 1 to 10
- Oregon: November 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: November 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: November 4 to November 22
- Rhode Island: November 1
- South Carolina: November 1 to 19
- South Dakota: November 10
- Tennessee: November 1 to 20
- Texas: November 1 to 28
- Utah: November 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: November 1
- Vermont: November 1
- Virginia: November 1 to 7
- Washington: November 1 to 20
- West Virginia: November 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: November 1 to 15
- Wyoming: November 1 to 4
In October and November, those who live in certain counties in some states hit by Hurricane Helene will be eligible for D-SNAP, which is issued in the aftermath of natural disasters for households that would otherwise not be eligible for the benefit.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said approximately 982,930 households in Georgia; 152,572 households in North Carolina; and 54,692 households in Tennessee are expected to be eligible for the relief.
