More than 41.5 million people receive food stamps.
The program is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Deadline for $150 gas cards and $50 transit cards is less than a week away
SNAP benefits are provided to low-income individuals and families to help them access healthy food. It is distributed at the state level, so distribution date will vary by state too. Each state has their own application, but all benefits are distributed via EBT cards. The distribution dates are as follows:
Alabama
Benefits become available between the 4th and 23rd of each month based on the last two digits of the client case number.
Alaska
1st of every month.
Arizona
Benefits become available over the first 13 days of the month based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
Arkansas
Between the 4th and the 13th of every month based on the last digit of your Social Security number (SSN).
California
During the first ten days of the month, based on the last digit of the client ID number.
Colorado
Between the 1st-10th based on the last digit of the recipient’s SSN. Cash benefits are available the 1st-3rd based on the same numbers.
Connecticut
From the 1st-3rd based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
Delaware
Starting the 2nd of each month, benefits become available over 22 days based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
Florida
Benefits become available from the 1st to the 28th based on the 8th and 9th digits of the Florida case number (read backwards), dropping the 10th digit. Cash benefits are available the 1st-3rd of each month.
Georgia
Between the 5th-23rd based on the last two digits of the client ID number.
Hawaii
Based on last name, benefits become available on the 3rd and 5th of each month.
Idaho
The first 10 days of each month based on the client’s birth year.
Illinois
1st and the 10th each month based on the head of household’s individual ID number.
Indiana
Between the 5th-23rd based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
Iowa
Benefits become available over the first ten days of the month, based on last name.
Kansas
Benefits become available over the first ten days of the month, based on last name.
Kentucky
Over the first 19 calendar days, benefits become available based on the last digit of the client case number.
Louisiana
Between the 1st-23rd based on the last digit of the client’s SSN. The elderly and disabled get their benefits between the 1st-4th.
Maine
Between the 10th-14th of every month, based on birthday.
Maryland
4th-23rd based on the first three letters of the client’s last name.
Massachusetts
Benefits become available over the first 14 days of the month based on SSN.
Michigan
3rd-21st based on the last digit of the recipient’s ID number.
Minnesota
Between the 4th-13th based on the client case number.
Mississippi
From the 4th-21st based on the last two digits of the client case number.
Missouri
Benefits become available over the first 22 days of the month based on birth month and last name.
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Montana
Benefits are distributed over 5 days starting on the second day based on the SNAP eligibility system case number.
Nebraska
1st-5th based on the last digit of the head of household’s SSN.
Nevada
Over the first 10 days of the month, benefits are distributed based on the last digit of the household’s birth year number.
New Hampshire
Benefits are made available on the 5th every month.
New Jersey
Over the first 5 days of the month, benefits are distributed based on the 7th digit of the client case number.
New Mexico
Over the first 20 days of the month based on the last two digits of the client’s SSN.
New York
Distribution is based on the last digit of the client ID number, except for NYC. Within the 5 broughs it is spread out over 13 days and they change annually, but post the schedule 6 months at a time.
North Carolina
3rd-21st every moth based on the bast digit of the primary card holder’s SSN.
North Dakota
The 1st of every month.
Ohio
Between the 2nd-20th based on the last digit of the client’s SNAP case number.
Oklahoma
Benefits are available from the 1st-10th based on the last digit of the client’s SNAP case number.
Oregon
1st-9th based on the last digit of the client’s SSN. If the client doesn’t have an SSN, the benefit will be available on the 1st.
Pennsylvania
Benefits become available over the first 10 business days each month- excluding holidays. It is based on the last digit of the case record number.
Rhode Island
1st of every month.
South Carolina
Between the 1st-10th based on the last digit of the SNAP case number.
South Dakota
10th of every month.
Tennessee
Benefits are made available based on the last two digits of the head of household’s SSN.
Texas
SNAP households established after June 1, 2020 get benefits staggered between the 16th-28th based on the last two digits of the eligibility determination group number. Homes certified before get their benefits over 15 days based on the same number.
Utah
Benefits are available on the 5th, 11th, or 15th based on last name.
Vermont
1st of every month.
Virginia
From the 1st-7th based on the last digit of the client case number.
Washington
Between the 1st-20th.
West Virginia
Benefits become available over the first 9 days each month based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
Wisconsin
Over the first 15 days of the month benefits become available based on the eighth digit of the client’s SSN.
Wyoming
Between the 1st-4th benefits become available based on the first letter of the client’s last name.
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