Checks for different United States benefits, such as SNAP Food Stamps or some Social Security checks, may arrive late to their beneficiaries. Thus, in the event that payment arrives late we would find that in one month we get the check for the previous month. And this can happen in the event that we have problems with the bank or that the entity simply did not send the check on time.
So if you live in one of the states that send SNAP Food Stamps at the end of the month, it could be the case that the money has not yet arrived on your EBT card. In that case, you could try to claim the payment as soon as possible. However, you may want to wait a few days before doing so, as the money may be on its way.
Regardless of what we do, what is certain is that if we have SNAP Food Stamps accepted we are entitled to get the check. Therefore, we are within our rights to claim it if we have not yet gotten it. This money is critical for many families, so not getting it on time can be bad news for some households’ finances.
In which state can I still get my January SNAP Food Stamps check?
The truth is that in any state you may not have gotten your January SNAP Food Stamps. This will depend on a number of factors, but the fact is that the states that send out the checks the latest are the most likely to have the check arrive later than usual.
Thus, these are the States that send Food Stamps the latest:
- Alabama: January 4-23
- Delaware: January 2-23
- Florida: January 1-28
- Georgia: January 5-23
- Indiana: January 5-23
- Kentucky: January 1-19
- Louisiana: January 1-23
- Maryland: January 4-23
- Michigan: January 3-21
- Minnesota: January 4-13
- Mississippi: January 4-21
- Missouri: January 1-22
- New Mexico: January 1-20
- North Carolina: January 3-21
- Ohio: January 2-20
- South Dakota: January 10
- Tennessee: January 1-20
- Texas: January 1-28
- Washington: January 1-20
If you live in one of these states you could have your January SNAP Food Stamps payment available soon on your EBT card. If you do not get the money in the next week, regardless of which state you live in, you should claim the payment, as there may be problems with it.
February Food Stamps Calendar
Even so, the February SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule has already begun. So you should take a good look at which days you can get your payment depending on the State you live in.
States will send out payments in the next few days:
- Alabama: February 4 to 23
- Alaska: February 1
- Arizona: February 1 to 13
- Arkansas: February 4 to 13
- California: February 1 to 10
- Colorado: February 1 to 10
- Connecticut: February 1 to 3
- Delaware: February 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: February 1 to 10
- Florida: February 1 to 28
- Georgia: February 5 to 23
- Guam: February 1 to 10
- Hawaii: February 3 to 5
- Idaho: February 1 to 10
- Illinois: February 1 to 10
- Indiana: February 5 to 23
- Iowa: February 1 to 10
- Kansas: February 1 to 10
- Kentucky: February 1 to 19
- Louisiana: February 1 to 23
- Maine: February 10-14
- Maryland: February 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: February 1 to 14
- Michigan: February 3 to 21
- Minnesota: February 4 to 13
- Mississippi: February 4 to 21
- Missouri: February 1 to 22
- Montana: February 2 to 6
- Nebraska: February 1 to 5
- Nevada: February 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: February 5
- New Jersey: February 1 to 5
- New Mexico: February 1 to 20
- New York: February 1 to 9
- North Carolina: February 3 to 21
- North Dakota: February 1
- Ohio: February 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: February 1 to 10
- Oregon: February 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: February 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: February 4 to February 22
- Rhode Island: February 1
- South Carolina: February 1 to 10
- South Dakota: February 10
- Tennessee: February 1 to 20
- Texas: February 1 to 28
- Utah: February 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: February 1
- Vermont: February 1
- Virginia: February 1 to 7
- Washington: February 1 to 20
- West Virginia: February 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: February 1 to 15
- Wyoming: February 1 to 4
Just by checking the EBT card balance we will find out if we have SNAP Food Stamps money available, either belonging to the month of February or January 2024.