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When will my SNAP benefits arrive in May?

A look at when SNAP beneficiaries will receive their benefit in May and how the schedule is determined in each state.

Update: Apr 29th, 2024 21:45 EDT

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formally known as food stamps, is one of the largest social programs in the United States, benefiting over forty million people.

While the program is federally supported, it is administered by the states, meaning the distribution of benefits follows different schedules across the country. Only a few states distribute benefits to all beneficiaries on the first of the month; these include Alaska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont. In states with small populations, the overall lift in distributing SNAP benefits is much lighter than in larger states where millions of families see their Electronic Benefits Card reloaded monthly.

However, most states will begin their distribution effort on the first of the month. Here is a look at when beneficiaries can expect to receive their SNAP benefits in May 2024.

Alabama

The state distributes benefits between the fourth and the twenty-third of each month.

If a case number ends in:

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

Arizona

Benefits are paid between the first and the thirteenth of each month.

Based on the first letter of the beneficiary's last name:

A or B = benefits available on the 1st
C or D = benefits available on the 2nd
E or F = benefits available on the 3rd
G or H = benefits available on the 4th
I or J = benefits available on the 5th
K or L = benefits available on the 6th
M or N = benefits available on the 7th
O or P = benefits available on the 8th
Q or R = benefits available on the 9th
S or T = benefits available on the 10th
U or V = benefits available on the 11th
W or X = benefits available on the 12th
Y or Z = benefits available on the 13th

Arkansas

Benefits are paid between the fourth and thirteenth of each month.

SSN that end in:

0 or 1 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
2 or 3 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 12th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 13th of the month

California

Payments are made between the first and the tenth of the month.

Case number that ends in:

1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 10th of the month

Colorado

Payments are made between the first and the tenth of the month

SSN that ends in:

1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 10th of the month

Connecticut

As a smaller state, SNAP benefits are distributed in Connecticut on the first, second, and third of each month.

If the first letter of the last name begins A through F, benefits are paid on the first; G-N will be paid on the second; and O through Z will be paid on the third.

Delaware

Benefits are sent between the second and the twenty-third of each month.

If the first letter of the beneficiary’s last name is:

A = benefits available on the 2nd
B = benefits available on the 3rd
C = benefits available on the 4th
D = benefits available on the 5th
E = benefits available on the 6th
F = benefits available on the 7th
G = benefits available on the 8th
H = benefits available on the 9th
I = benefits available on the 10th
J = benefits available on the 11th
K = benefits available on the 12th
L = benefits available on the 13th
M = benefits available on the 14th
N = benefits available on the 15th
O = benefits available on the 16th
P = benefits available on the 17th
Q and R = benefits available on the 18th
S = benefits available on the 19th
T = benefits available on the 20th
U and V = benefits available on the 21st
W = benefits available on the 22nd
X, Y and Z = benefits available on the 23rd

District of Columbia

Payments in the nation’s capital are sent between the first and tenth of each month.

If the first letter of the last name is:

A or B = benefits available on the 1st
C = benefits available on the 2nd
D, E, or F = benefits available on the 3rd
G or H = benefits available on the 4th
I, J, or K = benefits available on the 5th
L or M = benefits available on the 6th
N, O, P, or Q = benefits available on the 7th
R or S = benefits available on the 8th
T, U, or V = benefits available on the 9th
W, X, Y or Z = benefits available on the 10th

Florida

Payments are made between the first and twenty-eighth of each month.

If the case number's 9th and 8th digit are:

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

Georgia

In Georgia, benefits are sent between the fifth and twenty-third of each month, and the payment schedule depends on a beneficiary’s ID number.

ID numbers that end in:

00-09 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
10-19 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
20-29 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
30-39 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
40-49 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
50-59 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
60-69 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
70-79 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
80-89 = benefits available on the 21st of the month
90-99 = benefits available on the 23rd of the month

Hawaii

In Hawaii, benefits are sent between the third and fifth of each month, with those with last names from A to I receiving them on the third and J to Z being sent on the fifth.

Idaho

Payments are made during the first ten days of the month.

If the last digit of the beneficiary's birth year ends in:

1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 10th of the month

Illinois

The distribution of SNAP benefits in Illinois is a bit complicated as there are differences between older and new cases. For more information, please visit the state’s SNAP website.

Indiana

Benefits are paid between the fifth and the twenty-third of each month.

If the first letter of the last name is:

A or B = benefits available on the 5th
C or D = benefits available on the 7th
E, F, or G = benefits available on the 9th
H or I = benefits available on the11th
J, K, or L = benefits available on the 13th
M or N = benefits available on the 15th
O, P, Q, or R = benefits available on the17th
S = benefits available on the 19th
T, U, or V = benefits available on the 21st
W, X, Y, or Z = benefits available on the 23rd

Iowa

Benefits are paid during the first ten days of the month.

If the last name begins with:

A or B = benefits available on the 1st
C or D = benefits available on the 2nd
E, F, or G = benefits available on the 3rd
H or I = benefits available on the 4th
J, K, or L = benefits available on the 5th
M, N, or O = benefits available on the 6th
P, Q, or R = benefits available on the 7th
S = benefits available on the 8th
T, U, or V = benefits available on the 9th
W, X, Y, or Z = benefits available on the 10th

Kansas

Like Iowa, those in Kansas can expect their benefits during the first ten days of the month.

If the last name begins with

A or B = benefits available on the 1st
C or D = benefits available on the 2nd
E, F, or G = benefits available on the 3rd
H, I, or J = benefits available on the 4th
K or L = benefits available on the 5th
M = benefits available on the 6th
N, O, P, Q, or R = benefits available on the 7th
S = benefits available on the 8th
T, U, or V = benefits available on the 9th
W, X, Y, or Z = benefits available on the 10th

Kentucky

In Kentucky, benefits are paid between the first and nineteenth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

0 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
1 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
2 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 19th of the month

Louisiana

Benefits are paid between the first and twenty-third of each month and depend on the beneficiary’s SSN.

If the SSN ends in

0 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
1 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
2 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 21st of the month
9 = benefits available on the 23rd of the month

Maine

Payments are made between the tenth and fourteenth of each month and vary based on the beneficiary’s birthday.

If the beneficiary's birth day ends in

0 or 9 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
1 or 8 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
2 or 3 = benefits available on the 12th of the month
4 or 7 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
5 or 6 = benefits available on the 14th of the month

Maryland

Payments are made between the fourth and the twenty-third of each month.

If the first three letters of the beneficiary's last name are between:

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

Massachusetts

Benefits are paid during the first fourteen days of the month.

If the SSN ends in:

0 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
1 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
2 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 14th of the month

Michigan

Benefits are paid between the third and the twenty-first of each month.

Recipient ID number ends in

0 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
1 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
2= benefits available on the 7th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 21st of the month

Minnesota

Payments are made between between the fourth and thirteenth of each month.

If the last digit of one's case number is:

4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
1 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
2 = benefits available on the 12th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 13th of the month

Mississippi

Like Minnesota, Mississippi begins making SNAP payments on the fourth, but they do not finish the distribution process until the twenty-first of each month.

If the last two digits of the case number are:

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

Missouri

Missouri begins making payments on the first and ends its distribution effort on the twenty-second of each month. The US Department of Agriculture’s website provides more information on payment dates.

Montana

Payments are made between the second and the sixth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

0 or 1 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
2 or 3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 or 5 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
6 or 7 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
8 or 9 = benefits available on the 6th of the month

Nebraska

Payments are made between the first and fifth of each month.

If the SSN ends in:

1 or 2 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
3 or 4 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
5 or 6 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
7 or 8 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
9 or 0 = benefits available on the 5th of the month

Nevada

Payments are made between the first and tenth of the month.

If the last digit of the birth year is:

1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 10th of the month

New Hampshire

All SNAP beneficiaries receive their benefits on the fifth of the month.

New Jersey

Payments are made between the first and fifth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

1 or 2 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
3 or 4 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
5 or 6 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
7 or 8 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
9 or 0 = benefits available on the 5th of the month

New Mexico

Payments are made between the first and the twentieth of each month.

If the SSN ends in:

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

New York

Payments are made between the first and the ninth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

0 or 1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month

North Carolina

Payments are made between the third and twenty-first of each month.

If the SSN ends in:

1 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
2 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
0 = benefits available on the 21st of the month

North Dakota

All beneficiaries receive their SNAP payments on the first of each month.

Ohio

Payments are made between the second and the twentieth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

0 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
1 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
2 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
3 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
4 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 12th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 14th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 16th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 18th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 20th of the month

Oklahoma

Payments are made between the second and the tenth of each month.

If the case number ends in:

0 -3 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
4 -6 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
7 -9 = benefits available on the 10th of the month

Oregon

Payments are made between the second and the ninth of each month.

If the SSN ends in:

0 or 1 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
2 = benefits available on the 2nd of the month
3 = benefits available on the 3rd of the month
4 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
5 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
6 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
7 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
8 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
9 = benefits available on the 9th of the month

Pennsylvania

Payments are made between the third and the fourteenth of each month. The US Department of Agriculture’s website provides more information on payment dates, which vary depending on the county where the beneficiary lives and their case number.

Rhode Island

All SNAP beneficiaries receive their payments on the first of the month.

South Carolina

Payments are made between the first and the tenth of each month. The US Department of Agriculture’s website provides more information on payment dates, which vary depending on when one’s claim was approved.

South Dakota

All SNAP beneficiaries receive their payments on the tenth of the month.

Tennessee

Payments are made between the first and the twentieth of each month.

If the last two digits of one's SSN are between:

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

Texas

Payments are made between the first and twenty-eighth of each month. The US Department of Agriculture’s website provides more information on payment dates.

Utah

Payments are made on the fifth, eleventh, and fifteenth of each month.

If the first letter of the beneficiary's las name begins with:

A - G = benefits available on the 5th
H - O = benefits available on the 11th
P - Z = benefits available on the 15th

Vermont

All beneficiaries receive their SNAP payment on the first of the month

Virginia

Payments are made between the first and seventh.

If the case number ends in:

0-3 = benefits available on the 1st of the month
4-5 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
6-9 = benefits available on the 7th of the month

Washington

Payments are made between the first and the twentieth.

West Virginia

Payments are made between the first and ninth.

If the first letter of the last name is:

B, X, Y, or Z = benefits available on the 1st
C or F = benefits available on the 2nd
H, N, or V = benefits available on the 3rd
I, M, O, or U = benefits available on the 4th
Q or S = benefits available on the 5th
A or W = benefits available on the 6th
J, K, or P = benefits available on the 7th
D, E, or R = benefits available on the 8th
G, L, or T = benefits available on the 9th

Wisconsin

Payments are made between the first and the fifteenth.

If the eigth digit of the SSN is:

0 = benefits are issued on the 2nd of each month
1 = benefits are issued on the 3rd of each month
2 = benefits are issued on the 5th of each month
3 = benefits are issued on the 6th of each month
4 = benefits are issued on the 8th of each month
5 = benefits are issued on the 9th of each month
6 = benefits are issued on the 11th of each month
7 = benefits are issued on the 12th of each month
8 = benefits are issued on the 14th of each month
9 = benefits are issued on the 15th of each month

Wyoming

Payments are made between the first and fourth.

If the first letter of the beneficiary's last name begins with:

A - D = benefits available on the 1st
E - K = benefits available on the 2nd
L - R = benefits available on the 3rd
S - Z = benefits available on the 4th

For more information, please visit the website of the relevant SNAP authority in your state or the US Department of Agriculture’s webpage dedicated to the program.