Although it is true that many United States citizens are waiting to get the new payment from the United States Social Security, it is also true that the SNAP Food Stamps check may arrive in the first week of March for some citizens who live in a state that pays the checks early.
However, not all citizens with a SNAP Food Stamps check will have access to benefits in the first few weeks. It all depends mainly on the state in which we live, but it is worth noting that the state may have different rules regarding the day on which it sends the check.
Thus, in some states we may have the SNAP Food Stamps payment on the first day of the month, while in other states we will have to wait a little longer. The name, surname and other aspects may influence the exact day on which we receive the payment of this benefit.
SNAP Food Stamps checks in March 2025
If your SNAP Food Stamps payment has been accepted, you won’t have to worry about a thing, as you’ll receive your payment during the month. If not, you may need to contact the USDA to claim your benefit. But it’s very likely that you’ll get the money from this check on your EBT card within the established schedule.
So we may get the payment earlier or later depending on the state we currently live in:
- 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
This calendar is really useful as it accurately tells us the approximate days when the SNAP Food Stamps money appears on our EBT card. By the time the payment is sent, we will have it available on the EBT card to use as we wish.
Unlike Social Security payments, which follow a federal scheme and checks are sent to all states, SNAP Food Stamps payments follow the state scheme that we can see a few lines above.
Remember that since the COLA increase of 2025, the maximum SNAP Food Stamps payments are $292 for each eligible family member, so you won’t be able to get more than this benefit.