The timing of SNAP Food Stamps payments is different from other benefit payments. In the United States, the various Social Security benefit checks follow a federal schedule. However, SNAP Food Stamps follow a state schedule.
This means that each state handles the mailing of the SNAP Food Stamps payment differently. Therefore, depending on which state we live in, we may be able to collect the payment earlier or later. This is essential to keep in mind, as it changes a lot in the American economy.
Even so, the peace of mind that we should have is that regardless of the State in which we live we will be able to get this payment equally. Sooner or later we will have the SNAP Food Stamps in our EBT card.
The recommendation to avoid problems with this money is to organize our purchase around the payment schedule. This way we will have the money directly available and will not have to wait too long to get it. At least we will know when it will arrive approximately.
SNAP Food Stamps schedule in March
States will send out SNAP checks in March on any of the days listed on the calendar. Each state has its own internal rules. That is, some send out all checks on the same day while others pay benefits on different days.
This is the SNAP Food Stamps calendar for March:
- Alabama: March 4 to 23
- Alaska: March 1
- Arizona: March 1 to 13
- Arkansas: March 4 to 13
- California: March 1 to 10
- Colorado: March 1 to 10
- Connecticut: March 1 to 3
- Delaware: March 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: March 1 to 10
- Florida: March 1 to 28
- Georgia: March 5 to 23
- Guam: March 1 to 10
- Hawaii: March 3 to 5
- Idaho: March 1 to 10
- Illinois: March 1 to 10
- Indiana: March 5 to 23
- Iowa: March 1 to 10
- Kansas: March 1 to 10
- Kentucky: March 1 to 19
- Louisiana: March 1 to 23
- Maine: March 10 to 14
- Maryland: March 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: March 1 to 14
- Michigan: March 3 to 21
- Minnesota: March 4 to 13
- Mississippi: March 4 to 21
- Missouri: March 1 to 22
- Montana: March 2 to 6
- Nebraska: March 1 to 5
- Nevada: March 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: March 5
- New Jersey: March 1 to 5
- New Mexico: March 1 to 20
- New York: March 1 to 9
- North Carolina: March 3 to 21
- North Dakota: March 1
- Ohio: March 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: March 1 to 10
- Oregon: March 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: March 1 to 10
- Puerto Rico: March 4 to March 22
- Rhode Island: March 1
- South Carolina: March 1 to 10
- South Dakota: March 10
- Tennessee: March 1 to 20
- Texas: March 1 to 28
- Utah: March 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: March 1
- Vermont: March 1
- Virginia: March 1 to 7
- Washington: March 1 to 20
- West Virginia: March 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: March 1 to 15
- Wyoming: March 1 to 4
In order to find out if we already have the money available we simply need to check the balance of our EBT card. This can be done by looking at our last purchase receipt, through the SNAP Food Stamps APP or by contacting our state office.