Maximize Your Benefits: March 2023 Brings Increased SNAP Food Stamp Payments Across Multiple States

SNAP Food Stamps help many families across the U.S. get the nutrition they need. However, the payment schedule for SNAP is different from other benefits. For example, Social Security payments follow a federal schedule. This means people receive their checks on specific dates, but SNAP payments vary by state.

In Wyoming, you might get your payment on a different day than someone in Texas. Each state decides when to distribute payments, so it’s important to check your local schedule.

SNAP Food Stamps Payment Schedule for March 2025

One key thing about SNAP payments is that some states send them all at once on the 1st of the month, while others spread them out over several days. There’s no major advantage to this; with good budgeting, you can manage regardless of when you receive your funds.

In March, payments arrive on these days:

• Alabama: March 4 to 23
• Alaska: March 1
• Arizona: March 1 to 13
• Arkansas: March 4 to 13
• California: March 1 to 10
• Colorado: March 1 to 10
• Connecticut: March 1 to 3
• Delaware: March 2 to 23
• District of Columbia: March 1 to 10
• Florida: March 1 to 28
• Georgia: March 5 to 23
• Guam: March 1 to 10
• Hawaii: March 3 to 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 Hampshire: March 5
• New Jersey: March 1 to 5
• New Mexico: March 1 to 20
• New York: March 1 to 9
• North Carolina: March 3 to 21
• North Dakota: March 1
• Ohio: March 2 to 20
• Oklahoma: March 1 to 10
• Oregon: March 1 to 9
• Pennsylvania: March 3 to 14
• Puerto Rico: March 4 to March 22
• Rhode Island: March 1
• South Carolina: March 1 to 10
• South Dakota: March 10
• Tennessee: March 1 to 20
• Texas: March 1 to 28
• Utah: March 5, 11, and 15
• Virgin Islands: March 1
• Vermont: March 1
• Virginia: March 1 to 7
• Washington: March 1 to 20
• West Virginia: March 1 to 9
• Wisconsin: March 1 to 15
• Wyoming: March 1 to 4

Your SNAP benefits load onto your EBT card. If your card isn’t working, you’ll need to request a new one. Once your benefits are available, you can use your card at participating stores to buy eligible food items.