The start of a new month means many different things for SNAP Food Stamps recipients in the United States. Because a new payment schedule begins, recipients can find out on what day the money will be available to them, at least approximately. At a glance, it is possible to know at what time of the month we will get the money for this benefit on the EBT card.
Even so, it is true that some states have a long calendar for sending this type of check. But the truth is that many of the States send out the SNAP Food Stamps benefit in the first few days of each month. And that will be the case in May. To get a clearer picture, it is best to take a good look at the payment schedule.
SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule in May
Remember that within the organization of each of the States we can find another internal organization. That is to say, the States have their own payment calendar, but you also have to take into account that within those days there are requirements to collect earlier or later.
Some States pay SNAP Food Stamps checks on the same day. Other States pay on different days depending on the recipient’s birthday or last name. It all depends on the State you live in. These are the payment days for this benefit in May:
- Alabama: May 4 to 23
- Alaska: May 1
- Arizona: May 1 to 13
- Arkansas: May 4 to 13
- California: May 1 to 10
- Colorado: May 1 to 10
- Connecticut: May 1 to 3
- Delaware: May 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: May 1 to 10
- Florida: May 1 to 28
- Georgia: May 5 to 23
- Guam: May 1 to 10
- Hawaii: May 3 to 5
- Idaho: May 1 to 10
- Illinois: May 1 to 10
- Indiana: May 5 to 23
- Iowa: May 1 to 10
- Kansas: May 1 to 10
- Kentucky: May 1 to 19
- Louisiana: May 1 to 23
- Maine: May 10-14
- Maryland: May 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: May 1 to 14
- Michigan: May 3 to 21
- Minnesota: May 4 to 13
- Mississippi: May 4 to 21
- Missouri: May 1 to 22
- Montana: May 2 to 6
- Nebraska: May 1 to 5
- Nevada: May 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: May 5
- New Jersey: May 1 to 5
- New Mexico: May 1 to 20
- New York: May 1 to 9
- North Carolina: May 3 to 21
- North Dakota: May 1
- Ohio: May 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: May 1 to 10
- Oregon: May 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: May 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: May 4 to May 22
- Rhode Island: May 1
- South Carolina: May 1 to 10
- South Dakota: May 10
- Tennessee: May 1 to 20
- Texas: May 1 to 28
- Utah: May 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: May 1
- Vermont: May 1
- Virginia: May 1 to 7
- Washington: May 1 to 20
- West Virginia: May 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: May 1 to 15
- Wyoming: May 1 to 4
With this in mind, the best way to know if we already have the money available is to look at the balance of the EBT card. This will let us know if our state has already sent us the SNAP Food Stamps money so that we can use it for whatever we need in the participating establishments.