Millions of Americans have received, or are getting ready to receive, their February food stamps. Some can expect extra due to COVID-19.
They way you receive them, as well as when, depend on your own state’s rules.
While the SNAP program is federally funded, it is run solely by the state providing services.
Many people receive their monthly benefits with an EBT card, but some states have their own card or prepaid debit cards.
States not only determine how a person is paid their benefit but when they are paid the benefit.
This means the payment method and date may be different for some on New York compared to Arizona.
Food stamps: Income limits for SNAP benefits
How do I check my February food stamp payment?
Every state has a schedule which you can find by searching Google or contacting your local SNAP office.
SNAP benefits permanently increased under the Biden administration following inflation and the COLA increase.
The average maximum in each state is around $835, except in Alaska and Hawaii where it’s higher.
Food stamps: 18 states providing extra in February
Each state’s monthly food stamp payment date
These numbers were first reported by Marca.
- Alabama: between the 4th and 23rd
- Alaska: the 1st
- Arizona: between the 1st and 13th
- Arkansas: between the 4th and 13th
- California: between the 1st and 10th
- Colorado: between the 1st and 10th
- Connecticut: between the 1st and 3rd
- Delaware: between the 2nd and 23rd
- Florida: between the 1st and 28th
- Georgia: between the 5th and 23rd
- Guam: the 1st
- Hawaii: the 3rd and 5th
- Idaho: between the 1st and 10th
- Illinois: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 17th and 20th
- Indiana: between the 5th and 23rd
- Iowa: between the 1st and 10th
- Kansas: between the 1st and 10th
- Kentucky: between the 1st and 10th
- Louisiana: between the 1st and 14th
- Maine: between the 10th and 14th
- Maryland: between the 4th and 23rd
- Massachusetts: between the 1st and 14th
- Michigan: between the 3rd and 21st
- Minnesota: between the 4th and 13th
- Mississippi: between the 4th and 21st
- Missouri: between the 1st and 22nd
- Montana: between the 2nd and 6th
- Nebraska: between the 1st and 5th
- Nevada: between the 1st and 10th
- New Hampshire: the 5th
- New York: between the 1st and 9th
- North Carolina: between the 3rd and 21st
- New Mexico: between the 1st and 20th
- North Dakota: the 1st
- New Jersey: between the 1st and 5th
- Ohio: between the 2nd and 20th
- Oklahoma: between the 1st and 10th
- Oregon: between the 1st and 9th
- Pennsylvania: between the 1st and 10th
- Puerto Rico: between the 4th and 22nd
- Rhode Island: the 1st
- South Carolina: unreported
- South Dakota: the 10th
- Tennessee: between the 1st and 20th
- Texas: between the 1st and 15th
- Utah: 5th, 11th, and 15th
- Vermont: the 1st
- Virginia: between the 1st and 9th
- Washington: unreported
- Washington DC: between the 1st and 10th
- West Virginia: between the 1st and 9th
- Wisconsin: between the 1st and 15th
- Wyoming: between the 1st and 4th
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