SNAP Food Stamps benefits have over the years become key for many families in the United States. While it is true that this benefit does not award an overly large check to a single beneficiary in the family, if there is more than one family member receiving payment the check can be quite large.
Moreover, the most striking thing about SNAP Food Stamps payments is not the amount of the payment as such, but the timing, which is different in each state. So the place of residence becomes fundamental and key to know when our EBT card will receive our payment of this benefit. And the amount will not matter to determine the exact day of collection.
In August, all states will again send SNAP Food Stamps payments to beneficiaries. Each state will send this check on a different day, plus that state may have some internal rules for paying checks earlier or later based on the beneficiary’s personal information.
SNAP Food Stamps Payment Schedule for August
The full SNAP Food Stamps payment schedule for the month of August runs from the 1st of the month through the 28th. Barring any unexpected surprises, people will get their SNAP checks before the end of the month.
Stamps payments are paid directly to the EBT card. For this reason, it is not necessary to wait for the check to be paid by our State. Below are all the States and the days on which they send SNAP Food Stamps:
- Alabama: August 4 to 23
- Alaska: August 1
- Arizona: August 1 to 13
- Arkansas: August 4 to 13
- California: August 1 to 10
- Colorado: August 1 to 10
- Connecticut: August 1 to 3
- Delaware: August 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: August 1 to 10
- Florida: August 1 to 28
- Georgia: August 5 to 23
- Guam: August 1 to 10
- Hawaii: August 3 to 5
- Idaho: August 1 to 10
- Illinois: August 1 to 10
- Indiana: August 5 to 23
- Iowa: August 1 to 10
- Kansas: August 1 to 10
- Kentucky: August 1 to 19
- Louisiana: August 1 to 23
- Maine: August 10-14
- Maryland: August 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: August 1 to 14
- Michigan: August 3 to 21
- Minnesota: August 4 to 13
- Mississippi: August 4 to 21
- Missouri: August 1 to 22
- Montana: August 2 to 6
- Nebraska: August 1 to 5
- Nevada: August 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: August 5
- New Jersey: August 1 to 5
- New Mexico: August 1 to 20
- New York: August 1 to 9
- North Carolina: August 3 to 21
- North Dakota: August 1
- Ohio: August 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: August 1 to 10
- Oregon: August 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: August 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: August 4 to August 22
- Rhode Island: August 1
- South Carolina: August 1 to 10
- South Dakota: August 10
- Tennessee: August 1 to 20
- Texas: August 1 to 28
- Utah: August 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: August 1
- Vermont: August 1
- Virginia: August 1 to 7
- Washington: August 1 to 20
- West Virginia: August 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: August 1 to 15
- Wyoming: August 1 to 4
The best way to determine if we have already gotten SNAP Food Stamps is to check the balance of the EBT card. If the money is already available, we will be able to use our benefit at any of the participating establishments without any problem.