Another round of SNAP benefits will be paid in February 2025—but when will yours arrive?
Why It Matters
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as food stamps, provides monthly financial assistance to low- and no-income families to help cover the cost of essential groceries. According to the Pew Research Center, 41.2 million people in 21.6 million households across the U.S. have access to SNAP benefits.
What To Know
These benefits are distributed in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. They are loaded onto electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which can be used at authorized retailers and certain online stores. However, not all beneficiaries will receive their payments on the same date.
Although SNAP funding is provided by the federal government, individual states are responsible for managing and distributing the benefits. This results in payment dates varying from state to state each month.
In some states, benefit distribution is tied to the recipient's case number. For instance, in California, beneficiaries with case numbers ending in 01 receive their benefits earlier in the month, compared to those with case numbers ending in 99.
- Alabama: February 4 to 23
- Alaska: February 1
- Arizona: February 1 to 13
- Arkansas: February 4 to 13
- California: February 1 to 10
- Colorado: February 1 to 10
- Connecticut: February 1 to 3
- Delaware: February 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: February 1 to 10
- Florida: February 1 to 28
- Georgia: February 5 to 23
- Guam: February 1 to 10
- Hawaii: February 3 to 5
- Idaho: February 1 to 10
- Illinois: February 1 to 20
- Indiana: February 5 to 23
- Iowa: February 1 to 10
- Kansas: February 1 to 10
- Kentucky: February 1 to 19
- Louisiana: February 1 to 23
- Maine: February 10 to 14
- Maryland: February 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: February 1 to 14
- Michigan: February 3 to 21
- Minnesota: February 4 to 13
- Mississippi: February 4 to 21
- Missouri: February 1 to 22
- Montana: February 2 to 6
- Nebraska: February 1 to 5
- Nevada: February 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: February 5
- New Jersey: February 1 to 5
- New Mexico: February 1 to 20
- New York: February 1 to 9
- North Carolina: February 3 to 21
- North Dakota: February 1
- Ohio: February 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: February 1 to 10
- Oregon: February 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: February 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: February 4 to February 22
- Rhode Island: February 1
- South Carolina: February 1 to 19
- South Dakota: February 10
- Tennessee: February 1 to 20
- Texas: February 1 to 28
- Utah: February 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: February 1
- Vermont: February 1
- Virginia: February 1 to 7
- Washington: February 1 to 20
- West Virginia: February 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: February 1 to 15
- Wyoming: February 1 to 4
What Happens Next
With the new Donald Trump administration now in swing, changes could be on the cards for SNAP beneficiaries.
Republicans have long sought to remove unhealthy and "junk" foods from the list of acceptable foods that can be bought using EBT cards, and GOP proposals around SNAP funding could alter its funding structure and reduce future benefits.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) said "proposed harmful policy changes would cut food assistance across the U.S., making it harder for millions of people to buy the groceries they need."
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