SNAP benefits will be issued from December 1, through December 28, 2024, across the United States. This means you need to know the way your State arranges paydays. Some of them are much easier to understand because they only have a single payday so all Food Stamp recipients get their money on the very same day.
This is the case with Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and the United States Virgin Islands. They do not need to have a payment schedule like other States or territories, they just deliver all the money on December 1, 2024.
How much money can SNAP recipients get in these States and territories?
The State of Alaska will issue the largest SNAP payments because they have higher inflation than in the 48 contiguous States. For example, a family of 8 can receive up to $3,516 if they live in an area known as Rural 2.
As a matter of fact, an individual in Alaska can get between $377, the maximum in a city, and $586, the maximum in Alaska Rural 2. The maximum amounts for individuals or families of other sizes are the same in the 48 contiguous States.
So, SNAP beneficiaries in North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont can get:
- up to $292 for an individual,
- up to $536 for a household of 2,
- up to $768 for 3,
- up to $975 for 4,
- $1,158 for 5,
- up to $1,390 for 6,
- up to $1,536 for 7
- up to $1,756 for 8
- $220 extra for each additional member
SNAP payments were not sent on a single payday on December 1
If you do not qualify for a SNAP payment on December 1 because you do not live in any of the previously mentioned States, you can get Food Stamps on the following dates:
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
Hawaii: December 3 – 5
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
Montana: December 2 – 6
Nebraska: December 1 – 5
Nevada: December 1 – 10
New Hampshire: December 5
New Jersey: December 1 – 5
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 5, 11 and 15
Virginia: December 1 – 7
Washington: December 1 – 20
West Virginia: December 1 – 9
Wisconsin: December 1 – 15
Wyoming: December 1 – 4
Guam: December 1 – 10
Puerto Rico: December 4 – 22
The District of Columbia: December 1 – 10
