Living in one part of the United States or another means that we may get one benefit sooner or later in the month. This benefit specifically is SNAP Food Stamps, as the check for this type of monthly payment follows a state calendar and not a federal one like many other benefits.
For that reason, United States citizens who are eligible to get SNAP Food Stamps every month must actively check the new payment schedule, as each month the money may arrive on the EBT card on a different date depending on several factors. But the main factor, without a doubt, is the beneficiary’s place of residence.
In this way, Social Security payments could sometimes coincide with these SNAP Food Stamps payments, but it is not usual. Even so, each of the SNAP Food Stamps payments goes directly to the EBT card and not to the checking account, so in that respect it also differs from retirement payments.
States that send the Next SNAP Food Stamps checks
In order to better understand how the SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule works, we need to consider several elements related to the states. Each state pays the checks for this benefit on different days, but it is also necessary to bear in mind that sometimes the schedule can vary depending on the beneficiary’s birthday or, occasionally, their surname.
In any case, to have the clearest idea, it is best to see the full calendar of SNAP Food Stamps payments in March:
- Alabama: March 4 to 23
- Alaska: March 1
- Arizona: March 1 to 13
- Arkansas: March 4 to 13
- California: March 1 to 10
- Colorado: March 1 to 10
- Connecticut: March 1 to 3
- Delaware: March 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: March 1 to 10
- Florida: March 1 to 28
- Georgia: March 5 to 23
- Guam: March 1 to 10
- Hawaii: March 3 to 5
- Idaho: March 1 to 10
- Illinois: March 1 to 10
- Indiana: March 5 to 23
- Iowa: March 1 to 10
- Kansas: March 1 to 10
- Kentucky: March 1 to 19
- Louisiana: March 1 to 23
- Maine: March 10-14
- Maryland: March 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: March 1 to 14
- Michigan: March 3 to 21
- Minnesota: March 4 to 13
- Mississippi: March 4 to 21
- Missouri: March 1 to 22
- Montana: March 2 to 6
- Nebraska: March 1 to 5
- Nevada: March 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: March 5
- New Jersey: March 1 to 5
- New Mexico: March 1 to 20
- New York: March 1 to 9
- North Carolina: March 3 to 21
- North Dakota: March 1
- Ohio: March 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: March 1 to 10
- Oregon: March 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: March 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: March 4 to March 22
- Rhode Island: March 1
- South Carolina: March 1 to 10
- South Dakota: March 10
- Tennessee: March 1 to 20
- Texas: March 1 to 28
- Utah: March 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: March 1
- Vermont: March 1
- Virginia: March 1 to 7
- Washington: March 1 to 20
- West Virginia: March 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: March 1 to 15
- Wyoming: March 1 to 4
Thanks to this calendar we will be able to know if the State in which we live will pay this new check in the next few days or if it has already sent all the payments. Ideally, if in doubt, check the balance of the EBT card. Only if we do this can we be 100% sure that we have the money available to use it in any of the participating establishments.