Food stamps, which are part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the U.S., will be paid on time in December 2024. The program helps millions of low-income families pay for food.
The money will be sent out between December 1 and December 28, depending on the laws in each state and city. SNAP recipients can use Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards to buy food at certain stores and some online stores.
The program is funded by the federal government and run by the states. The schedule changes based on the user’s last name or case number, but it is there to make sure that all payments are made correctly and on time.
Remember that dates are very different depending on the rules in your area because each state sets its own schedule. The full list of December payments, broken down by state, is shown below:
SNAP payments will change in December, according to the USDA
Based on the US Department of Agriculture’s SNAP payment schedule, households that are eligible will get the money on the following dates:
- Alabama: from December 4 to 23.
- Alaska: December 1.
- Arizona: December 1 to 13.
- Arkansas: December 4 to 13.
- California: December 1 to 10.
- Colorado: December 1 to 10.
- Connecticut: December 1 to 3.
- Delaware: December 2 to 23.
- District of Columbia: December 1 to 10.
- Florida: December 1 to 28.
- Georgia: December 5 to 23.
- Guam: December 1 to 10.
- Hawaii: from December 3 to 5.
- Idaho: December 1 to 10.
- Illinois: December 1 to 10.
- Indiana: December 5 to 23.
- Iowa: December 1 to 10.
- Kansas: December 1 to 10.
- Kentucky: December 1 to 19.
- Louisiana: December 1 to 23.
- Maine: December 10 to 14.
- Maryland: from December 4 to 23.
- Massachusetts: December 1 to 14.
- Michigan: December 3 to 21.
- Minnesota: December 4 to 13.
- Mississippi: December 4 to 21.
- Missouri: from December 1 to 22.
- Montana: from December 2 to 6.
- Nebraska: December 1 to 5.
- Nevada: December 1 to 10.
- New Hampshire: December 5.
- New Jersey: December 1 to 5.
- New Mexico: December 1 to 20.
- New York: December 1 to 9.
- North Carolina: December 3 to 21.
- North Dakota: December 1.
- Ohio: December 2 to 20.
- Oklahoma: December 1 to 10.
- Oregon: December 1 to 9.
- Pennsylvania: December 3 to 14.
- Puerto Rico: December 4 to 22.
- Rhode Island: December 1.
- South Carolina: December 1 to 10.
- South Dakota: December 10.
- Tennessee: December 1 to 20.
- Texas: December 1 to 28.
- Utah: December 5, 11 and 15.
- Virgin Islands: December 1.
- Vermont: December 1.
- Virginia: December 1 to 7.
- Washington: December 1 to 20.
- West Virginia: December 1 to 9.
- Wisconsin: December 1 to 15.
- Wyoming: December 1 to 4.
What are the requirements to qualify for SNAP payments in the US?
These days, people and families in the United States need to meet certain conditions in order to be eligible for SNAP payments. Please look at the following information to learn more about these requirements:
- Income Limits: Homes must meet monthly income limits for both gross and net income based on the number of people living in them and their size. The gross monthly income should be at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL). This costs $3,380 a month for a family of four from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. On top of that, the FPL must be the same as or less than 100% of the monthly net income (after taxes). This would cost $2,600 a month for a family of four. Families with a disabled or elderly person only need to meet the net income requirement.
- Resource Limits: A household can have up to $3,000 in assets that can be counted, like bank accounts. This amount goes up to $4,500 if there is an elderly or disabled person in the household. Some things are not counted, like the value of your home. Most households are categorically eligible and do not have any problems with their resources.
- Work Requirements: To qualify for SNAP, able-bodied persons without dependents aged 18-52 must work or participate in a job program for 20 hours per week for more than three months in 36 months. Certain populations, such as children, pensioners, the disabled, and pregnant women, are excluded from employment obligations.
