The SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit payments from USDA started on December 1, 2024. In fact, they will continue through December 28 in just 2 States. Florida and Texas will issue Food Stamps through December 28. Other States will not take that long and they will finish issuing benefits in less than 1 week.
If you live in the States of Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island, North Dakota, Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming, you will receive your next Food Stamps in January 2025. Those recipients who have already received the money on their EBT cards in December will also have to wait till next year for a new monthly payment.
SNAP payments through December 14
SNAP beneficiaries who have not collected their monthly payments yet can check the upcoming paydays in their States. The maximum SNAP amounts will range from $292 for an individual to $1,756 if you are an eligible family of 8.
Alabama: December 4-23
Arizona: December 1-13
Arkansas: December 4-13
California: December 1-10
Colorado: December 1-10
Connecticut: December 1-3
Delaware: December 2-23
Florida: December 1-28
Georgia: December 5-23
Idaho: December 1-10
Illinois: December 1-10
Indiana: December 5-23
Iowa: December 1-10
Kansas: December 1-10
Kentucky: December 1-19
Louisiana: December 1-23
Maine: December 10-14
Maryland: December 4-23
Massachusetts: December 1-14
Michigan: December 3-21
Minnesota: December 4-13
Mississippi: December 4-21
Missouri: December 1-22
Nevada: December 1-10
New Mexico: December 1-20
New York: December 1-9
North Carolina: December 3-21
Ohio: December 2-20
Oklahoma: December 1-10
Oregon: December 1-9
Pennsylvania: Over the first 10 business days
South Carolina: December 1-10
South Dakota: December 10
Tennessee: December 1-20
Texas: December 1-28
Utah: December 11 and 15
Virginia: December 1-7
Washington: December 1-20
West Virginia: December 1-9
Wisconsin: December 1-15
Guam: December 1-10
Puerto Rico: December 4 – 22
The District of Columbia: December 1-10
States that have issued all SNAP payments in December
As a matter of fact, there are 10 States and 1 U.S. territory which will not deliver any monthly payments until January 2025.
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Alaska: January 1
Hawaii: January 3-5
Montana: January 2-6
Nebraska: January 1-5
New Hampshire: January 5
New Jersey: January 1-5
North Dakota: January 1
Rhode Island: January 1
Vermont: January 1
Wyoming: January 1-4
The U.S. Virgin Islands: January 1
SNAP maximum amounts
Number of recipients and amounts in the 48 States and DC
1 person = $292
2 people = $536
3 people = $768
4 people = $975
5 people = $1,158
6 people = $1,390
7 people = $1,536
8 people = $1,756
Each additional recipient $220