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Food Stamps Schedule 2023

If you want to find out when your food stamps payment will be deposited onto your EBT Card account, you’ve come to the right place. The payment schedule varies by state. We have listed below the food stamps payment schedule for 2023 by state.

Table of Contents:

  • Food Stamp Payment Schedule by State
  • What time are food stamps deposited?
  • Why Your Food Stamps Did Not Arrive and What You Should Do
  • Monthly Food Stamps Payment Dates (by state)

"Food Stamps Schedule"

Food Stamp Payment Schedule by State

Alabama

Food Stamps Benefits in Alabama are deposited on EBT Cards from the 4th of the month to the 23rd of every month. When your payment is made depends on the last two digits of your case number. Here is the schedule of payment based on the last two digits of your case number:

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
00-04 4th of the month
05-09 5th of the month
10-14 6th of the month
15-19 7th of the month
20-24 8th of the month
25-29 9th of the month
30-34 10th of the month
35-39 11th of the month
40-44 12th of the month
45-49 13th of the month
50-54 14th of the month
55-59 15th of the month
60-64 16th of the month
65-69 17th of the month
70-74 18th of the month
75-79 19th of the month
80-84 20th of the month
85-89 21st of the month
90-94 22nd of the month
95-99 23rd of the month

Alaska

Food Stamps Benefits in Alaska are deposited into EBT Card accounts on the first day of every month.

Arizona

In Arizona, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts during the first 13 calendar days of the month. When your payment is deposited depends on the first letter your last name. Here is the schedule:

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A or B 1st of the month
C or D 2nd of the month
E or F 3rd of the month
G or H 4th of the month
I or J 5th of the month
K or L 6th of the month
M or N 7th of the month
O or P 8th of the month
Q or R 9th of the month
S or T 10th of the month
U or V 11th of the month
W or X 12th of the month
Y or Z 13th of the month

Arkansas

In the state of Arkansas, Food Stamps Benefits are deposited on EBT Cards over 8 days, between the 4th and the 13th of every month. When your food stamps benefit is deposited on your EBT Card depends on the last digit of your Social Security Number (SSN). Here is the schedule.

If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 or 1 4th of the month
2 or 3 5th of the month
4 8th of the month
5 9th of the month
6 10th of the month
7 11th of the month
8 12th of the month
9 13th of the month

California

In the state of California, Food Stamps Benefits are deposited on EBT Cards over the first 10 days of every month. When your food stamps benefit is deposited on your EBT Card depends on the last digit of your case number. Here is the schedule of payment based on the last digit of your case number:

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month

Colorado

The schedule below is for Colorado’s Food Stamps and Cash Benefits programs. Be sure to locate the schedule appropriate for the benefits you are receiving. Food Stamps Benefits are deposited from the 1st to the 10th of every month. Cash Benefits are deposited from the 1st to the 3rd of every month. When your benefit is deposited depends on the last digit of your Social Security Number. Here is the schedule according to the two programs:

Food Stamps
If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month
Cash Benefits
If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
7, 8, 9, or 0 1st of the month
4, 5, or 6 2nd of the month
1, 2, or 3 3rd of the month

Connecticut

In Connecticut, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts from the 1st to the 3rd day of the month. When your payment is deposited depends on the first letter your last name. Here is the schedule:

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A-F 1st of the month
G-N 2nd of the month
O-Z 3rd of the month

Delaware

In Delaware, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts over 22 days, beginning with the 2nd day of every month. When your payment is deposited depends on the first letter your last name. Here is the schedule:

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A 2nd of the month
B 3rd of the month
C 4th of the month
D 5th of the month
E 6th of the month
F 7th of the month
G 8th of the month
H 9th of the month
I 10th of the month
J 11th of the month
K 12th of the month
L 13th of the month
M 14th of the month
N 15th of the month
O 16th of the month
P 17th of the month
Q and R 18th of the month
S 19th of the month
T 20th of the month
U and V 21st of the month
W 22nd of the month
X, Y and Z 23rd of the month

District of Columbia

In the District of Columbia, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts from the 1st to the 10th of every month. When your payment is deposited depends on the first letter your last name. Here is the schedule:

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A or B 1st of the month
C 2nd of the month
D, E, or F 3rd of the month
G or H 4th of the month
I, J, or K 5th of the month
L or M 6th of the month
N, O, P, or Q 7th of the month
R or S 8th of the month
T, U, or V 9th of the month
W, X, Y or Z 10th of the month

Florida

In Florida, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts from the 1st to the 28th of every month. When your payment is deposited depends on the 9th and 8th digits of your case number (READ BACKWARDS), dropping the 10th digit. Here is the schedule:

If the 9th and 8th digit of your Case number is Benefits are deposited on the
00-03 1st of the month
04-06 2nd of the month
07-10 3rd of the month
11-13 4th of the month
14-17 5th of the month
18-20 6th of the month
21-24 7th of the month
25-27 8th of the month
28-31 9th of the month
32-34 10th of the month
35-38 11th of the month
39-41 12th of the month
42-45 13th of the month
46-48 14th of the month
49-53 15th of the month
54-57 16th of the month
58-60 17th of the month
61-64 18th of the month
65-67 19th of the month
68-71 20th of the month
72-74 21st of the month
75-78 22nd of the month
79-81 23rd of the month
82-85 24th of the month
86-88 25th of the month
89-92 26th of the month
93-95 27th of the month
96-99 28th of the month

*Cash benefits are made available on the 1st through the 3rd day of every month.

Georgia

In Georgia, Food Stamp Benefits are deposited into EBT Card accounts from the 5th to the 23rd of every month. When your payment is deposited depends on the last two digits of your ID number. Here is the schedule:

If your ID Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
00-09 5th of the month
10-19 7th of the month
20-29 9th of the month
30-39 11th of the month
40-49 13th of the month
50-59 15th of the month
60-69 17th of the month
70-79 19th of the month
80-89 21st of the month
90-99 23rd of the month

Hawaii

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A – I 3rd of the month
J – Z 5th of the month

Idaho

If the Last digit of your Birth Year ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month

Illinois

Benefits are made available on the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 17th, and 20th of every month, based on a combination of the type of case and the case name. Recipients may obtain information about eligibility and benefit availability by calling the DHS Help Line at 1-800-843-6154.

Indiana

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A or B 5th of the month
C or D 7th of the month
E, F, or G 9th of the month
H or I 11th of the month
J, K, or L 13th of the month
M or N 15th of the month
O, P, Q, or R 17th of the month
S 19th of the month
T, U, or V 21st of the month
W, X, Y, or Z 23rd of the month

Iowa

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A or B 1st of the month
C or D 2nd of the month
E, F, or G 3rd of the month
H or I 4th of the month
J, K, or L 5th of the month
M, N, or O 6th of the month
P, Q, or R 7th of the month
S 8th of the month
T, U, or V 9th of the month
W,X,Y, or Z 10th of the month

Kansas

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A or B 1st of the month
C or D 2nd of the month
E, F, or G 3rd of the month
H, I, or J 4th of the month
K or L 5th of the month
M 6th of the month
N, O, P, Q, or R 7th of the month
S 8th of the month
T, U, or V 9th of the month
W, X, Y, or Z 10th of the month

Kentucky

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 1st of the month
1 3rd of the month
2 5th of the month
3 7th of the month
4 9th of the month
5 11th of the month
6 13th of the month
7 15th of the month
8 17th of the month
9 19th of the month

Louisiana

If your SSN ends in: Your benefits will be available on the:
0 5th day of the month
1 7th day of the month
2 9th day of the month
3 11th day of the month
4 13th day of the month
5 15th day of the month
6 17th day of the month
7 19th day of the month
8 21st day of the month
9 23rd day of the month

Louisiana SNAP recipients who are elderly (60+) or disabled will continue to receive their food stamps benefits on the 1st through 4th of each month.

Maine

If the Last digit of your Birth Day ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 or 9 10th of the month
1 or 8 11th of the month
2 or 3 12th of the month
4 or 7 13th of the month
5 or 6 14th of the month

Maryland

If the First three letters of your last name are between Benefits are deposited on the
AAA and BAO 4th of the month
BAP and BQZ 5th of the month
BRA and CAQ 6th of the month
CAR and COQ 7th of the month
COR and DIZ 8th of the month
DJA and FIS 9th of the month
FIT and GON 10th of the month
GOO and HAX 11th of the month
HAY and JAB 12th of the month
JAC and KIM 13th of the month
KIN and LOX 14th of the month
LOY and MCO 15th of the month
MCP and NEF 16th of the month
NEG and PGZ 17th of the month
PHA and RIC 18th of the month
RID and SDZ 19th of the month
SEA and STC 20th of the month
STD and TRA 21st of the month
TRB and WES 22nd of the month
WET and ZZZ 23rd of the month

Massachusetts

If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 1st of the month
1 2nd of the month
2 4th of the month
3 5th of the month
4 7th of the month
5 8th of the month
6 10th of the month
7 11th of the month
8 13th of the month
9 14th of the month

Michigan

If your ID Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 3rd of the month
1 5th of the month
2 7th of the month
3 9th of the month
4 11th of the month
5 13th of the month
6 15th of the month
7 17th of the month
8 19th of the month
9 21st of the month

Minnesota

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month
1 11th of the month
2 12th of the month
3 13th of the month

Mississippi

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
00-04 4th of the month
05-10 5th of the month
11-16 6th of the month
17-22 7th of the month
23-28 8th of the month
29-34 9th of the month
35-40 10th of the month
41-46 11th of the month
47-52 12th of the month
53-58 13th of the month
59-64 14th of the month
65-69 15th of the month
70-74 16th of the month
75-79 17th of the month
80-84 18th of the month
85-89 19th of the month
90-94 20th of the month
95-99 21st of the month

Missouri

Your Birth Month and first letter of your Last Name Benefits are deposited on the
January and first letter of last name is A-K 1st of the month
January and first letter of last name is L-Z 2nd of the month
February and first letter of last name is A-K 3rd of the month
February and first letter of last name is L-Z 4th of the month
March and first letter of last name is A-K 5th of the month
March and first letter of last name is L-Z 6th the month
April and first letter of last name is A-Z 7th of the month
May and first letter of last name is A-K 8th of the month
May and first letter of last name is L-Z 9th of the month
June and first letter of last name is A-K 10th of the month
June and first letter of last name is L-Z 11th of the month
July and first letter of last name is A-K 12th of the month
July and first letter of last name is L-Z 13th of the month
August and first letter of last name is A-K 14th of the month
August and first letter of last name is L-Z 15th of the month
September and first letter of last name is A-K 16th of the month
September and first letter of last name is L-Z 17th of the month
October and first letter of last name is A-K 18th of the month
October and first letter of last name is L-Z 19th of the month
November and first letter of last name is A-K 20th of the month
November and first letter of last name is L-Z 21th of the month
December and first letter of last name is A-Z 22nd of the month

Montana

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 or 1 2nd of the month
2 or 3 3rd of the month
4 or 5 4th of the month
6 or 7 5th of the month
8 or 9 6th of the month

Nebraska

If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 or 2 1st of the month
3 or 4 2nd of the month
5 or 6 3rd of the month
7 or 8 4th of the month
9 or 0 5th of the month

Nevada

Benefits are made available on the first day of every month.

New Hampshire

Benefits are made available on the 5th of every month.

New Jersey

If the 7th digit of your Case Number is Benefits are deposited on the
1 or 2 1st of the month
3 or 4 2nd of the month
5 or 6 3rd of the month
7 or 8 4th of the month
9 or 0 5th of the month
Exceptions: In Warren County, all benefits are made available on the 1st of the month

New Mexico

If the last two digits of your Social Security Number is Benefits are deposited on the
11, 31, 51, 71, 91 1st of the month
01, 21, 41, 61, 81 2nd of the month
12, 32, 52, 72, 92 3rd of the month
02, 22, 42, 62, 82 4th of the month
13, 33, 53, 73, 93 5th of the month
03, 23, 43, 63, 83 6th of the month
14, 34, 54, 74, 94 7th of the month
04, 24, 44, 64, 84 8th of the month
15, 35, 55, 75, 95 9th of the month
05, 25, 45, 65, 85 10th of the month
16, 36, 56, 76, 96 11th of the month
06, 26, 46, 66, 86 12th of the month
17, 37, 57, 77, 97 13th of the month
07, 27, 47, 67, 87 14th of the month
18, 38, 58, 78, 98 15th of the month
08, 28, 48, 68, 88 16th of the month
19, 39, 59, 79, 99 17th of the month
09, 29, 49, 69, 89 18th of the month
10, 30, 50, 70, 90 19th of the month
00, 20, 40, 60, 80 20th of the month

New York

All Counties Except NYC
If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 or 1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month

New York City Residents

Benefits for NYC For NYC food stamps recipients are deposited over 13 different days (except Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays) during the first two weeks of each month. The actual dates change from one month. The city publishes a six-month schedule showing the exact availability dates.

Visit this website to see the current schedule. This is also based on the last digit of the Case Number. Find the digit in the first column of the schedule. That row lists the monthly deposit dates for your benefits over the six-month period. SNAP deposits are made during the A Cycle of each month.

North Carolina

If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 3rd of the month
2 5th of the month
3 7th of the month
4 9th of the month
5 11th of the month
6 13th of the month
7 15th of the month
8 17th of the month
9 19th of the month
0 21st of the month

North Dakota

Benefits are made available on the first day of every month.

Ohio

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 2nd of the month
1 4th of the month
2 6th of the month
3 8th of the month
4 10th of the month
5 12th of the month
6 14th of the month
7 16th of the month
8 18th of the month
9 20th of the month

New Ohio Direction Cardholders will be notified of their issuance dates when their eligibility and benefits are approved. In addition, all cardholders can call the Ohio Direction Card customer service number 6 days prior to the first of each month to find out when their benefits will become available.

Oklahoma

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 -3 1st of the month
4 -6 5th of the month
7 -9 10th of the month

Oregon

If your Social Security Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0 or 1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month

Pennsylvania

County Name Benefits are deposited based on the last digit of your case number
Adams 5th business day of the month for all digits.
Allegheny 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Allegheny 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Allegheny 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Allegheny 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Allegheny 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Allegheny 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Allegheny 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Allegheny 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Allegheny 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Allegheny 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Armstrong 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Beaver 3rd business day of the month for all digits.
Bedford 2nd business day of the month for all digits.
Berks 4th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Berks 9th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Blair 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Blair 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Blair 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Blair 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Blair 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Blair 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Blair 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Blair 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Blair 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Blair 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Bradford 8th business day of the month for all digits.
Bucks 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Bucks 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Bucks 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Bucks 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Bucks 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Bucks 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Bucks 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Bucks 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Bucks 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Bucks 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Butler 2nd business day of the month for all digits.
Cambria 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Cambria 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Cambria 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Cambria 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Cambria 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Cambria 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Cambria 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Cambria 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Cambria 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Cambria 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Cameron 7th business day of the month for all digits.
Carbon 3rd business day of the month for all digits.
Centre 5th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Centre 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Chester 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Chester 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Chester 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Chester 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Chester 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Chester 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Chester 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Chester 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Chester 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Chester 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Clarion 5th business day of the month for all digits.
Clearfield 6th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Clearfield 10th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Clinton 4th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Clinton 9th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Columbia 3rd business day of the month for all digits.
Crawford 8th business day of the month for all digits.
Cumberland 1st business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Cumberland 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Dauphin 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Dauphin 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Dauphin 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Dauphin 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Dauphin 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Dauphin 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Dauphin 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Dauphin 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Dauphin 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Dauphin 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Delaware 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Delaware 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Delaware 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Delaware 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Delaware 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Delaware 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Delaware 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Delaware 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Delaware 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Delaware 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Elk 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Erie 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Erie 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Erie 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Erie 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Erie 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Erie 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Erie 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Erie 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Erie 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Erie 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Fayette 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Fayette 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Fayette 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Fayette 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Fayette 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Fayette 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Fayette 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Fayette 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Fayette 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Fayette 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Forest 8th business day of the month for all digits.
Franklin 1st business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Franklin 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Fulton 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Greene 2nd business day of the month for all digits.
Huntingdon 6th business day of the month for all digits.
Indiana 10th business day of the month for all digits.
Jefferson 6th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Jefferson 10th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Juniata 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Lackawanna 1st business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Lackawanna 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Lancaster 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Lancaster 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Lancaster 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Lancaster 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Lancaster 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Lancaster 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Lancaster 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Lancaster 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Lancaster 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Lancaster 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Lawrence 4th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Lawrence 9th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Lebanon 6th business day of the month for all digits.
Lehigh 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Lehigh 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Lehigh 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Lehigh 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Lehigh 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Lehigh 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Lehigh 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Lehigh 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Lehigh 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Lehigh 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Luzerne 6th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Luzerne 10th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Lycoming 4th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Lycoming 9th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Mckean 6th business day of the month for all digits.
Mercer 1st business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Mercer 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Mifflin 5th business day of the month for all digits.
Monroe 4th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Monroe 9th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Montgomery 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Montgomery 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Montgomery 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Montgomery 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Montgomery 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Montgomery 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Montgomery 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Montgomery 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Montgomery 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Montgomery 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Montour 7th business day of the month for all digits.
Northampton 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Northampton 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Northampton 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Northampton 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Northampton 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Northampton 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Northampton 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Northampton 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Northampton 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Northampton 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Northumberland 9th business day of the month for all digits.
Perry 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Philadelphia 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Philadelphia 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Philadelphia 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Philadelphia 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Philadelphia 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Philadelphia 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Philadelphia 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Philadelphia 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Philadelphia 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Philadelphia 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Pike 6th business day of the month for all digits.
Potter 3rd business day of the month for all digits.
Schuylkill 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
Schuylkill 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
Schuylkill 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
Schuylkill 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
Schuylkill 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
Schuylkill 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
Schuylkill 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
Schuylkill 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
Schuylkill 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
Schuylkill 10th business day of the month for digit 0.
Snyder 3rd business day of the month for all digits.
Somerset 9th business day of the month for all digits.
Sullivan 7th business day of the month for all digits.
Susquehanna 9th business day of the month for all digits.
Tioga 2nd business day of the month for all digits.
Union 8th business day of the month for all digits.
Venango 4th business day of the month for all digits.
Warren 2nd business day of the month for all digits.
Washington 5th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Washington 7th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Wayne 9th business day of the month for all digits.
Westmoreland 6th business day of the month for digits 1,2,3,4 and 5.
Westmoreland 8th business day of the month for digits 6,7,8,9 and 0.
Wyoming 8th business day of the month for all digits.
York 1st business day of the month for digit 1.
York 2nd business day of the month for digit 2.
York 3rd business day of the month for digit 3.
York 4th business day of the month for digit 4.
York 5th business day of the month for digit 5.
York 6th business day of the month for digit 6.
York 7th business day of the month for digit 7.
York 8th business day of the month for digit 8.
York 9th business day of the month for digit 9.
York 10th business day of the month for digit 0.

Rhode Island

Benefits are made available on the first day of every month.

South Carolina

If your Food Stamps Benefit Was Approved before September 1, 2012

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month

If your Food Stamps Benefit Was Approved or you re-applied for benefits after September 1, 2012

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 11th of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 13th of the month
4 4th of the month
5 15th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 17th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 19th of the month
0 10th of the month

South Dakota

Benefits are made available on the 10th day of every month.

Tennessee

If the last two digits of your Social Security Number are Benefits are deposited on the
00-04 1st of the month
05-09 2nd of the month
10-14 3rd of the month
15-19 4th of the month
20-24 5th of the month
25-29 6th of the month
30-34 7th of the month
35-39 8th of the month
40-44 9th of the month
45-49 10th of the month
50-54 11th of the month
55-59 12th of the month
60-64 13th of the month
65-69 14th of the month
70-74 15th of the month
75-79 16th of the month
80-84 17th of the month
85-89 18th of the month
90-94 19th of the month
95-99 20th of the month

Texas

If the Last digit of your EDG Number is Benefits are deposited on the
0 1st of the month
1 3rd of the month
2 5th of the month
3 6th of the month
4 7th of the month
5 9th of the month
6 11th of the month
7 12th of the month
8 13th of the month
9 15th of the month

Utah

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A – G 5th
H – O 11th
P – Z 15th

Vermont

Benefits are made available on the first of every month

Virginia

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
0-3 1st of the month
4-5 4th of the month
6-7 7th of the month
8-9 9th of the month

Washington

If your Case Number ends in Benefits are deposited on the
1 1st of the month
2 2nd of the month
3 3rd of the month
4 4th of the month
5 5th of the month
6 6th of the month
7 7th of the month
8 8th of the month
9 9th of the month
0 10th of the month

West Virginia

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
B,X,Y, or Z 1st of the month
C or F 2nd of the month
H,N, or V 3rd of the month
I,M,O, or U 4th of the month
Q or S 5th of the month
A or W 6th of the month
J,K, or P 7th of the month
D,E, or R 8th of the month
G,L, or T 9th of the month

Wisconsin

If the eighth digits of your Social Security Number is Benefits are deposited on the
0 2nd of each month
1 3rd of each month
2 5th of each month
3 6th of each month
4 8th of each month
5 9th of each month
6 11th of each month
7 12th of each month
8 14th of each month
9 15th of each month

Wyoming

If the First Letter of your Last Name is Benefits are deposited on the
A – D 1st of the month
E – K 2nd of the month
L – R 3rd of the month
S – Z 4th of the month

What time are food stamps deposited?

Food Stamps deposited times vary by state, but the vast majority are deposited into your account at midnight of the day your payment is scheduled to arrive.

For example, if your payment is scheduled to arrive on the 5th of the month, payments are deposited at midnight on the 4th. You should see the benefits in your account by the morning of the 5th.

The exceptions are weekends and holidays. Whether benefits are deposited on weekends or holidays depends on your state.

If you do not see the benefits deposited into your account by noon of the scheduled date (weekday), then your benefits have stopped. Keep reading below to find out possible reasons why your benefits have been discontinued and what you should do.

Why Your Food Stamps Did Not Arrive and What You Should Do

If your food stamps did not arrive, there may be several reasons why. Here are the most common:

1. You missed a midpoint assessment or recertification.

2. You are an able-bodied adult without dependents and have reached the 3-month limit for food stamps for ABAWDs and your state has not granted you a waiver or exception so you cannot continue to receive food stamps unless you meet the work requirements.

3. Your income or resources have increased to the level where you no longer meet the eligibility requirements for benefits.

4. You have misused or abused your food stamps benefits or committed food stamps fraud and have been reported to your state agency. They will only cut your benefits if they have investigated the matter and found that you are guilty of the charge.

5. There is a federal government shutdown. Funding for the food stamps program is allocated by Congress each year. If there is a federal government shutdown during the time when the food stamps budget is set to run out, there may be disruptions to benefits.

If you did not receive your food stamps as scheduled, your next step would be to call your caseworker or your local food stamps office.

Be sure to have your case number available when you call. The best time to call is the first thing in the morning when the offices are set to open.

Monthly Food Stamps Payment Dates (By State)

Here are the monthly food stamps payment dates by state.

Food Stamps Schedule Summary

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Kwame Kuadey

Kwame Kuadey writes about personal finance and the social safety net. His career started in banking but he caught the entrepreneurial bug and has spent the last decade building successful businesses, including an Inc. 500 Company. Kwame believes everyone has the power to improve their quality of life by seeking knowledge and taking action. In 2012, Kwame founded Empower Media to help low-income households improve their financial situation. His expertise is in topics relevant to low-income households, including government benefits and assistance, banking products, access to credit, plus tools & resources to help reduce income volatility and build wealth. Kwame has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, Washington Post, ABC, and NPR.

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