Unlike Social Security benefits, which arrive on days set by the United States Government, SNAP Food Stamps checks arrive in the pockets of beneficiaries on different days depending on the State in which the citizen lives.
For that reason, while some States will send the money in time for Christmas shopping, other States will not send the SNAP Food Stamps in time to reach the beneficiaries before this important date of the year.
Thus, thousands of Americans will not be able to enjoy this benefit before December 25, but that does not mean they will not get SNAP Food Stamps this month. In the event that the payment month’s schedule ends after Christmas, it does not mean that recipients will always get their payments late.
This is important to understand, as sometimes a Food Stamp calendar starts at the beginning of the month and ends at the end of the month, but all checks are mailed in the first week. Each State is unique in sending these payments and we should always take a good look at what days we can get it.
STATES THAT WILL SEND OUT SNAP FOOD STAMPS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
In this list you will also find some States that may send checks a few days after Christmas. But, as we have already mentioned, this does not imply that the payment will arrive after that date. Most SNAP food Stamps will arrive earlier, so we must check well if we have received it or not.
These are the States and days when SNAP food Stamps payments will be sent before the end of December:
- Alabama: December 4 to 23
- Alaska: December 1
- Arizona: December 1 to 13
- Arkansas: December 4 to 13
- California: December 1 to 10
- Colorado: December 1 to 10
- Connecticut: December 1 to 3
- Delaware: December 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: December 1 to 10
- Florida: December 1 to 28
- Georgia: December 5 to 23
- Hawaii: December 3 to 5
- Idaho: December 1 to 10
- Illinois: December 1 to 10 and older cases December 1 to 20
- Indiana: December 5 to 23
- Iowa: December 1 to 10
- Kansas: December 1 to 10
- Kentucky: December 1 to 19
- Louisiana: December 1 to 23
- Maine: December 10 to 14
- Maryland: December 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: December 1 to 14
- Michigan: December 3 to 21
- Minnesota: December 4 to 13
- Mississippi: December 4 to 21
- Missouri: December 1 to 22
- Montana: December 2 to 6
- Nebraska: December 1 to 5
- Nevada: December 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: December 5
- New Jersey: December 1 to 5
- New Mexico: December 1 to 20
- New York: December 1 to 9
- North Carolina: December 3 to 21
- North Dakota: December 1
- Ohio: December 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: December 1 to 10
- Oregon: December 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: December 3 to 14
- Rhode Island: December 1
- South Carolina: December 1 to 10
- South Dakota: December 10
- Tennessee: December 1 to 20
- Texas: December 1 to 28
- Utah: December 5, 11, and 15
- Vermont: December 1
- Virginia: December 1 to 7
- Washington: December 1 to 20
- West Virginia: December 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: December 1 to 15
- Wyoming: December 1 to 4
In conclusion, only Florida could send SNAP Food Stamps check later, although it is very possible that it will send all the payments before Christmas arrives. To check if we have the money available we just need to look at our EBT card balance to make sure we can use it for our Christmas shopping.