The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is an important resource for millions of low-income families and individuals in the United States who require assistance to meet their food needs.
The federally funded program provides beneficiaries with monthly assistance that is loaded onto an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card that can be used to buy groceries at authorized stores.
Although the program is federal, each state is responsible for administering and distributing benefits, resulting in a wide range of payment schedules across the country.
This decentralization means that the exact date a family receives funds may be determined by factors such as the case number, the first letter of the beneficiary’s last name, or even the date of birth.
What foods can you buy with SNAP?
Fruits and vegetables.
Meat, chicken and fish.
Dairy products.
Bread and cereals.
Snacks and soft drinks.
Seeds and plants that produce food for the home.
Food stamp payment schedule in the 50 states
Alabama: September 4 to 23
Alaska: September 1
Arizona: September 1-13
Arkansas: September 4-13
California: September 1-10
Colorado: September 1 to 10
Connecticut: September 1-3
Delaware: September 2 to 23
District of Columbia: September 1-10
Florida: September 1 to 28
Georgia: September 5 to 23
Guam: September 1-10
Hawaii: September 3-5
Idaho: September 1-10
Illinois: September 1-20
Indiana: September 5-23
Iowa: September 1-10
Kansas: September 1 to 10
Kentucky: September 1 to 19
Louisiana: September 1-23
Maine: September 10-14
Maryland: September 4-23
Massachusetts: September 1-14
Michigan: September 3-21
Minnesota: September 4-13
Mississippi: September 4-21
Missouri: September 1-22
Montana: September 2-6
Nebraska: September 1-5
Snowfall: September 1 to 10
New Hampshire: September 5
New Jersey: September 1-5
New Mexico: September 1-20
New York: September 1-9
North Carolina: September 3-21
North Dakota: September 1
Ohio: September 2-20
Oklahoma: September 1 to 10
Oregon: September 1-9
Pennsylvania: September 3-14
Puerto Rico: September 4 to 22
Rhode Island: September 1
South Carolina: September 1 to 19
South Dakota: September 10
Tennessee: September 1-20
Texas: September 1-28
Utah: September 5, 11 and 15
Virgin Islands: September 1
Vermont: September 1
Virginia: September 1 to 7
Washington: September 1 to 20
West Virginia: September 1-9
Wisconsin: September 1-15
Wyoming: September 1-4
