The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly identified as food stamps, provides financial assistance to low-income families in the United States.
Subsidies are delivered through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, and the exact amount depends on family size and income. The average subsidy for a single person is $195, and this amount increases as more family members join the household.
Despite being a federal program, SNAP is managed by state governments, which results in different application criteria and distribution timelines. SNAP EBT cards are accepted at a variety of establishments, including supermarkets, mobile markets, food co-ops, pharmacies, convenience stores and even online platforms such as Amazon.
November SNAP payment schedule
Here is the SNAP payment schedule for next month across different states:
- Alabama: November 4 to 23
- Alaska: November 1
- Arizona: November 1 to 13
- Arkansas: November 4 to 13
- California: November 1 to 10
- Colorado: November 1 to 10
- Connecticut: November 1-3
- Delaware: November 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: November 1-10
- Florida: November 1 to 28
- Georgia: November 5 to 23
- Hawaii: November 3-5
- Idaho: November 1 to 10
- Illinois: November 1 to 10
- Indiana: November 5 to 23
- Iowa: November 1 to 10
- Kansas: November 1 to 10
- Kentucky: November 1 to 19
- Louisiana: November 1 to 23
- Maine: November 10-14
- Maryland: November 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: November 1 to 14
- Michigan: November 3 to 21
- Minnesota: November 4 to 13
- Mississippi: November 4 to 21
- Missouri: November 1 to 22
- Montana: November 2 to 6
- Nebraska: November 1 to 5
- Nevada: November 1 to 10
- New Jersey: November 1-5
- New York: November 1 to 9
- New Hampshire: November 5
- New Mexico: November 1 to 20
- North Carolina: November 3-21
- North Dakota: November 1
- Ohio: November 2-20
- Oklahoma: November 1-10
- Oregon: November 1-9
- Pennsylvania: November 3-14
- Rhode Island: November 1
- South Carolina: November 1-10
- South Dakota: November 10
- Tennessee: November 1 to 20
- Texas: November 1 to 28
- Utah: November 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: November 1
- Virginia: November 1 to 7
- West Virginia: November 1-9
- Washington: November 1 to 20
- Wisconsin: November 1 to 15
- Wyoming: November 1 to 4
So these will be the dates of SNAP payments depending on the state in which you currently reside.
What is this SNAP program?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program. SNAP provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families through an electronic benefits transfer card. This card can be used as a debit card to purchase eligible foods at authorized retailers.