Knowing the SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule for each month is really important if we live in the United States. In case we have one of these accepted checks, we must keep in mind that each State sends the payments on different days.
Thus, unlike Social Security payments, SNAP Food Stamps checks may arrive earlier or later in our pocket depending on the State in which we live. Social Security payments arrive earlier or later depending on other aspects such as year of retirement or date of birth.
But in the case of Food Stamps, these two elements are irrelevant. However, SNAP payments may arrive earlier or later depending on elements such as the beneficiary’s first or last name. But each state handles these payments differently.
So if you have a SNAP payment, you should check the entire payment schedule to determine on which day of the month you might be able to cash a check. By simply glancing at it we can tell if we will actually get the payment in the next few days or will have to wait a little longer.
WHEN WILL EACH STATE SEND OUT SNAP FOOD STAMPS PAYMENTS IN DECEMBER?
Below is a list of all the states and the dates on which they may send SNAP Food Stamps to recipients. This list is a guideline, although most of the time the days are exact. Therefore, we should take a good look at what days they might send us the payments, but that does not mean we are going to get it right on those days.
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In addition to that, some states send payments on a staggered basis, so one day they may send payment to one group of beneficiaries and another day they may send checks to a different group.
Here is the list of states and the days on which they will pay this benefit:
- 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
The last day for SNAP Food Stamps payments in December will be the 28th of the month. After that day there will be no new payments, with exceptions. So if you have not gotten the payment by then you should claim the benefit.