Unlike other benefits sent by the United States Government, the SNAP Food Stamps checks have the particularity that each State sends the money on its own schedule. For that reason, depending on where the beneficiary lives, he or she may get the payment as soon as the month begins or a few days later.
However, there is nothing to worry about in this regard, since all beneficiaries get their check every month without any problems. Thanks to SNAP Food Stamps payments, needy Americans are able to purchase fresh food and other necessary items. That is why this monthly benefit is so useful and will soon be reaching the pockets of recipients in many states.
In addition, one of the things that is also very striking about it is that the payment appears immediately on the EBT card once the State issues it. There is not even a day’s wait to have SNAP Food Stamps money available once it is sent, so we will have no more than to check the payment calendar to mark the day when we will have our monthly check available in October.
SNAP Food Stamps Payments in October 2024
While it is true that some states pay SNAP Food Stamps as soon as the month begins, many states pay checks throughout October. Thus, thousands of Americans already have the money available but thousands more are waiting to get it.
Either way, we should check the following payment schedule to make sure when we will get it:
- Alabama: October 4 to 23
- Alaska: October 1
- Arizona: October 1 to 13
- Arkansas: October 4 to 13
- California: October 1 to 10
- Colorado: October 1 to 10
- Connecticut: October 1 to 3
- Delaware: October 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: October 1 to 10
- Florida: October 1 to 28
- Georgia: October 5 to 23
- Guam: October 1 to 10
- Hawaii: October 3 to 5
- Idaho: October 1 to 10
- Illinois: October 1 to 10
- Indiana: October 5 to 23
- Iowa: October 1 to 10
- Kansas: October 1 to 10
- Kentucky: October 1 to 19
- Louisiana: October 1 to 23
- Maine: October 10-14
- Maryland: October 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: October 1 to 14
- Michigan: October 3 to 21
- Minnesota: October 4 to 13
- Mississippi: October 4 to 21
- Missouri: October 1 to 22
- Montana: October 2 to 6
- Nebraska: October 1 to 5
- Nevada: October 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: October 5
- New Jersey: October 1 to 5
- New Mexico: October 1 to 20
- New York: October 1 to 9
- North Carolina: October 3 to 21
- North Dakota: October 1
- Ohio: October 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: October 1 to 10
- Oregon: October 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: October 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: October 4 to October 22
- Rhode Island: October 1
- South Carolina: October 1 to 10
- South Dakota: October 10
- Tennessee: October 1 to 20
- Texas: October 1 to 28
- Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: October 1
- Vermont: October 1
- Virginia: October 1 to 7
- Washington: October 1 to 20
- West Virginia: October 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: October 1 to 15
- Wyoming: October 1 to 4
The amount of these payments does not influence the day on which we will get the money. So it won’t matter if we have $291, which is the maximum SNAP Food Stamps check, or if we have a lower benefit.
To make sure we have SNAP Food Stamps money available we just need to check the EBT card balance. Some states have an application to do this, but if not we can go to some of the participating stores and check the balance there.