Throughout the year United States citizens can get a number of different benefits, such as SNAP, and stimulus checks. Some of these payments are compatible while others are not. Social Security payments, for example, are compatible with most other kinds of benefit checks.
But we should always keep in mind that there are many payments that may not be compatible with each other. SNAP Food Stamps payments are undoubtedly one of the most useful checks for Americans, and citizens can buy food with them. And on the other hand, stimulus checks, as they are known today, are also useful, but more uncertain, as we never know when they will arrive.
In 2024, there is no announcement that a stimulus check is coming. Yes, there will be extra payments like the Tax Refund, which is usually understood as a stimulus check for some Americans, but not such a check as the one sent by the government in the pandemic. Still, what we should know is that in most cases SNAP Food Stamps and the extra payment are not at risk.
How do you get a stimulus check and SNAP Food Stamps?
In most cases, SNAP Food Stamps payments are fully compatible with the different stimulus checks. In fact, if we are talking about the check sent by the IRS as a result of the Tax Return, the payment is 100% compatible. At the end of the day, if we receive such a check, what we really get is the excess taxes we paid in the previous year.
Therefore, experts assure us that these payments are totally compatible, although we must be careful about it. If we routinely collect SNAP Food Stamps and Social Security we should take a good look at what income limits we have on each of the payments. It could turn out that after COLA 2024 the changes will cause us to go over the next income level and therefore lose one of the benefits.
But in the case of collecting only SNAP Food Stamps and getting a stimulus check, either from Tax Refund or some other type, we will not run into problems. If you have any doubts, the best thing to do is always to go to an expert who can help you. Although this is the best solution in most cases, it is not always possible to contact one of them, but it is advisable to do so.
Food Stamp Calendar January 2024
If you are expecting to get one of the SNAP Food Stamps checks in January you should be aware that there are still many states that have not sent these payments. Just by taking a look at the calendar we will be able to know if we have access to the payment in the next few days or not. These are the States and the days on which they send the Food Stamps:
- Alabama: January 4-23
- Alaska: January 1
- Arizona: January 1-13
- Arkansas: January 4-13
- California: January 1-10
- Colorado: January 1-10
- Connecticut: January 1-3
- Delaware: January 2-23
- The District of Columbia: January 1-10
- Florida: January 1-28
- Georgia: January 5-23
- Guam: January 1-10
- Hawaii: January 3 and January 5
- Idaho: January 1-10
- Illinois: January 1-10
- Indiana: January 5-23
- Iowa: January 1-10
- Kansas: January 1-10
- Kentucky: January 1-19
- Louisiana: January 1-23
- Maine: January 10-14
- Maryland: January 4-23
- Massachusetts: January 1-14
- Michigan: January 3-21
- Minnesota: January 4-13
- Mississippi: January 4-21
- Missouri: January 1-22
- Montana: January 2-6
- Nebraska: January 1-5
- Nevada: January 1-10
- New Hampshire: January 5
- New Jersey: January 1-5
- New Mexico: January 1-20
- New York: January 1-9
- North Carolina: January 3-21
- North Dakota: January 1
- Ohio: January 2-20
- Oklahoma: January 1-10
- Oregon: January 1-9
- Pennsylvania: over the first 10 business days in January (no holidays or weekends)
- Rhode Island: January 1
- South Carolina: January 1-10
- South Dakota: January 10
- Tennessee: January 1-20
- Texas: January 1-28
- The U.S. Virgin Islands: January 1
- Utah: January 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: January 1
- Virginia: January 1-7
- Washington: January 1-20
- West Virginia: January 1-9
- Wisconsin: January 1-15
- Wyoming: January 1-4
After the 28th day we will have to wait until February to see a check again. Check well when your state sends SNAP Food Stamps and complain to the USDA in case your check did not arrive on time.