Each State sends SNAP Food Stamps checks at different times of the month. The payment schedule for this benefit is completely State-based, which means that citizens get their payments earlier or later, depending on the area of the United States where they live.
Thus, knowing the payment calendar of our State, we will be able to organize the day on which we will get the SNAP Food Stamps on the EBT card. Knowing this information makes everything much easier, since we will be able to have a better budget.
In addition, we must also keep in mind that each state has its own internal calendar. If we think of the State of Colorado, for example, payments start on the 1st, but not all SNAP Food Stamps checks arrive on that day. Depending on some elements such as the beneficiaries’ last name, payments arrive earlier or later.
Schedule of SNAP Food Stamps payments in May 2024
Let’s take a look at the SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule in its entirety to get a better overview of everything related to this benefit. This payment schedule is very important, so it is advisable to know it well.
States will send these checks in the following days:
- 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
The best way to find out if we already have SNAP Food Stamps money available is to check the EBT card balance. By doing this we will have access to all the necessary information. Once the money is available, we will be able to use it in participating establishments to buy what we need.