October payments for SNAP benefits are going to start at the very beginning of next month. So, Food Stamps will be sent to millions of Americans from October 1 onward. All payments will include the COLA boost but in Hawaii, where they get a reduction.
Some States will deliver the exact amount to EBT cards on October 1 to all the eligible recipients in their States. Others, like Florida and Texas, can take up to 28 days to finish payment deliveries.
SNAP payment schedule for October
States like Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island, and North Dakota will send all the Food Stamps on October 1. Therefore, it does not matter the Social Security Number, case number, or the first letter of your last name because your payday will be October 1st.
Other States need to arrange payment following a specific pattern. For example, in California, SNAP recipients need to know the last digit of their case number. If it ends in 1, they get money from USDA on October 1st.
- Alabama: October 4-23
- Alaska: October 1
- Arizona: October 1-13
- Arkansas: October 4-13
- California: October 1-10
- Colorado: October 1-10
- Connecticut: October 1-3
- Delaware: October 2-23
- Florida: October 1-28
- Georgia: October 5-23
- Hawaii: October 3-5
- Idaho: October 1-10
- Illinois: October 1-10
- Indiana: October 5-23
- Iowa: October 1-10
- Kansas: October 1-10
- Kentucky: October 1-19
- Louisiana: October 1-23
- Maine: October 10-14
- Maryland: October 4-23
- Massachusetts: October 1-14
- Michigan: October 3-21
- Minnesota: October 4-13
- Mississippi: October 4-21
- Missouri: October 1-22
- Montana: October 2-6
- Nebraska: October 1-5
- Nevada: October 1-10
- New Hampshire: October 5
- New Jersey: October 1-5
- New Mexico: October 1-20
- New York: October 1-9
- North Carolina: October 3-21
- North Dakota: October 1
- Ohio: October 2-20
- Oklahoma: October 1-10
- Oregon: October 1-9
- Pennsylvania: Over the first ten business days
- Rhode Island: October 1
- South Carolina: October 1-10
- South Dakota: October 10
- Tennessee: October 1-20
- Texas: October 1-28
- Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: October 1
- Virginia: October 1-7
- Washington: October 1-20
- West Virginia: October 1-9
- Wisconsin: October 1-15
- Wyoming: October 1-4
- Guam: October 1-10
- Puerto Rico: October 4 – 22
- The District of Columbia: October 1-10
- The U.S. Virgin Islands: October 1
Amounts for SNAP in October 2024
The exact amount will depend on the personal situation of each recipient. The larger your family size is, the larger your Food Stamp payment will be. Although it can be up to $1,756 for 8 in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, it can be up to $3,516 in Alaska.
1 member up to $292
2 members up to $536
3 members up to $768
4 members up to $975
5 members up to $1,158
6 members up to $1,390
7 members up to $1,536
8 members up to $1,756
If you would like to know more about the new 2025 COLA figures, visit USDA’s official website now: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/fy-2025-cola