One of the big differences between SNAP Food Stamps benefit payments and other United States benefit checks is the timing of when the money is sent. Each state independently manages the timing of these payments.
This results in Americans getting their SNAP Food Stamps check payments earlier or later depending on where they live. So some Americans get the payment on their EBT card on the first few days of the month and others have to wait a little longer to get the money in their pocket.
One thing that is certain, however, is that Americans with this accepted benefit can enjoy their SNAP Food Stamps check every month without worry. And this is regardless of the amount of the check as well as when we have started collecting payment.
States that send SNAP Food Stamps within the next week
While it is true that some States may send SNAP Food Stamps check in the next week, it is also true that some start the calendar, but they are not required to send it in these days.
These are the States that will send this check in the next days:
- Alabama: April 4 to 23
- Alaska: April 1
- Arizona: April 1 to 13
- Arkansas: April 4 to 13
- California: April 1 to 10
- Colorado: April 1 to 10
- Connecticut: April 1 to 3
- Delaware: April 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: April 1 to 10
- Florida: April 1 to 28
- Georgia: April 5 to 23
- Guam: April 1 to 10
- Hawaii: April 3 to 5
- Idaho: April 1 to 10
- Illinois: April 1 to 10
- Indiana: April 5 to 23
- Iowa: April 1 to 10
- Kansas: April 1 to 10
- Kentucky: April 1 to 19
- Louisiana: April 1 to 23
- Maryland: April 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: April 1 to 14
- Michigan: April 3 to 21
- Minnesota: April 4 to 13
- Mississippi: April 4 to 21
- Missouri: April 1 to 22
- Montana: April 2 to 6
- Nebraska: April 1 to 5
- Nevada: April 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: April 5
- New Jersey: April 1 to 5
- New Mexico: April 1 to 20
- New York: April 1 to 9
- North Carolina: April 3 to 21
- North Dakota: April 1
- Ohio: April 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: April 1 to 10
- Oregon: April 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: April 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: April 4 to April 22
- Rhode Island: April 1
- South Carolina: April 1 to 10
- Tennessee: April 1 to 20
- Texas: April 1 to 28
- Utah: April 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: April 1
- Vermont: April 1
- Virginia: April 1 to 7
- Washington: April 1 to 20
- West Virginia: April 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: April 1 to 15
- Wyoming: April 1 to 4
It could be that they will send it in these days, but it is not 100% certain that those States will send the check. Some close the SNAP Food Stamps payment calendar later, so we have to watch for that.
Likewise, some States send all payments even on the 1st of the month. So by looking at the EBT card balance we will be able to determine if our SNAP Food Stamps check is already available for use at any participating retailer.