SNAP payment dates and amounts by state in March 2024
With the arrival of a new month, the Department of Agriculture is preparing to issue a new round of SNAP coupon payments. Here are the dates and amounts.
The United States offers various forms of economic aid, among them the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, popularly known as SNAP. Through this, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues payments to qualified beneficiaries.
The program aims to benefit low-income families who struggle with putting food on their tables. The financial assistance is issued monthly to an EBT debit card, which can be used to acquire food in selected supermarkets, shops and markets on wheels.
Although SNAP is a federal program, the distribution of funds is administered at the state level, so the amounts, requirements and distribution dates may vary from state to state.
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SNAP amounts for March
Amounts may vary from state to state. However, the USDA has a table of the maximum payments one can receive, depending on the number of household members. After the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) of 3.2%, the maximum amount of SNAP coupons for 2024 is as follows:
- 1 member: $291
- 2 members: $535
- 3 members: $766
- 4 members: $973
- 5 members: $1,155
- 6 members: $1,386
- 7 members: $1,532
- 8 members: $1,1751
- Additional member: +$219
The above amounts will remain in force until September of this year. After that, the USDA will announce the cost-of-living adjustment, which will increase payments from October 2024 to September 2025.
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SNAP payment dates by state in March 2024
Since the administration of the program occurs at the state level, the issuance of payments differs depending on the region in which you reside. Here are the deposit dates by state for March 2024:
- Alabama: March 4 to 23
- Alaska: March 1
- Arizona: March 1 to 13
- Arkansas: March 4 to 13
- California: March 1 to 10
- North Carolina: March 3 to 21
- South Carolina: March 1 to 10
- Colorado: March 1 to 10
- Connecticut: March 1-3
- North Dakota: March 1
- South Dakota: March 10
- Delaware: March 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: March 1-10
- Florida: March 1 to 28
- Georgia: March 5 to 23
- Hawaii: March 3-5
- Idaho: March 1 to 10
- Illinois: March 1 to 10
- Indiana: March 5 to 23
- Iowa: March 1 to 10
- Kansas: March 1 to 10
- Kentucky: March 1 to 19
- Louisiana: March 1 to 23
- Maine: March 10-14
- Maryland: March 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: March 1 to 14
- Michigan: March 3 to 21
- Minnesota: March 4 to 13
- Mississippi: March 4 to 21
- Missouri: March 1 to 22
- Montana: March 2 to 6
- Nebraska: March 1 to 5
- Nevada: March 1 to 10
- New Jersey: March 1 to 5
- New York: March 1 to 9
- New Hampshire: March 5
- New Mexico: March 1 to 20
- Ohio: March 2-20
- Oklahoma: March 1-10
- Oregon: March 1-9
- Pennsylvania: March 3-14
- Rhode Island: March 1
- Tennessee: March 1 to 20
- Texas: March 1 to 28
- Utah: March 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: March 1
- Virginia: March 1 to 7
- West Virginia: March 1-9
- Washington: March 1 to 20
- Wisconsin: March 1 to 15
- Wyoming: March 1 to 4