SNAP benefits for October will start being sent out at the start of next month. That’s why, starting October 1, Food Stamps will be sent to millions of Americans. The COLA boost will be added to all payments except those made in Hawaii, where it is lessened.
Some states will give all qualified people in their states EBT cards with the exact amount on them on October 1. Florida and Texas are two states that can take up to 28 days to finish payment deliveries.
SNAP payment schedule for October
All of the Food Stamps will be sent out by states like Alaska, Vermont, Rhode Island, and North Dakota on October 1. So, it doesn’t matter what your case number is, Social Security number, or the first letter of your last name is; you will get paid on October 1.
In other states, payment has to be set up in a certain way. In California, for example, people who get SNAP need to know the last number of their case number. They get money from the USDA on October 1st if it ends in 1.
- Alabama: October 4-23
- Alaska: October 1
- Arizona: October 1-13
- Arkansas: October 4-13
- California: October 1-10
- Colorado: October 1-10
- Connecticut: October 1-3
- Delaware: October 2-23
- Florida: October 1-28
- Georgia: October 5-23
- Hawaii: October 3-5
- Idaho: October 1-10
- Illinois: October 1-10
- Indiana: October 5-23
- Iowa: October 1-10
- Kansas: October 1-10
- Kentucky: October 1-19
- Louisiana: October 1-23
- Maine: October 10-14
- Maryland: October 4-23
- Massachusetts: October 1-14
- Michigan: October 3-21
- Minnesota: October 4-13
- Mississippi: October 4-21
- Missouri: October 1-22
- Montana: October 2-6
- Nebraska: October 1-5
- Nevada: October 1-10
- New Hampshire: October 5
- New Jersey: October 1-5
- New Mexico: October 1-20
- New York: October 1-9
- North Carolina: October 3-21
- North Dakota: October 1
- Ohio: October 2-20
- Oklahoma: October 1-10
- Oregon: October 1-9
- Pennsylvania: Over the first ten business days
- Rhode Island: October 1
- South Carolina: October 1-10
- South Dakota: October 10
- Tennessee: October 1-20
- Texas: October 1-28
- Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: October 1
- Virginia: October 1-7
- Washington: October 1-20
- West Virginia: October 1-9
- Wisconsin: October 1-15
- Wyoming: October 1-4
- Guam: October 1-10
- Puerto Rico: October 4 – 22
- The District of Columbia: October 1-10
- The U.S. Virgin Islands: October 1
Amounts for SNAP in October 2024
The exact amount will depend on what each person is going through. The more people in your family, the more Food Stamps you will get. In the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, it can be up to $1,751 for eight. In Alaska, it can be up to $3,516.
1 member up to $292
2 members up to $536
3 members up to $768
4 members up to $975
5 members up to $1,158
6 members up to $1,390
7 members up to $1,536
8 members up to $1,756
Visit the USDA website right now at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/fy-2025-cola to learn more about the new 2025 COLA numbers.