The USDA stated that there are only a few SNAP payments left in the 48 contiguous states in November. Food Stamps will be issued beginning December 1st.
A family of eight can get up to $1,756 with the COLA rise in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, while maximum SNAP benefits will be greater in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. Alaska will issue checks of up to $3,516 to a family of eight in December if they are eligible.
SNAP payments left in November
In fact, only 17 states continue to deliver SNAP benefits in November in the United States. Aside from these states, Puerto Rico is also giving Food Stamps until November 22.
- Alabama: November 4-23
- Delaware: November 2-23
- Florida: November 1-28
- Georgia: November 5-23
- Indiana: November 5-23
- Kentucky: November 1-19
- Louisiana: November 1-23
- Maryland: November 4-23
- Michigan: November 3-21
- Mississippi: November 4-21
- Missouri: November 1-22
- New Mexico: November 1-20
- North Carolina: November 3-21
- Ohio: November 2-20
- Tennessee: November 1-20
- Texas: November 1-28
- Washington: November 1-20
- Puerto Rico: November 4 – 22
SNAP payment dates for December
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has certified the SNAP paydays for December. Remember that some states, such as Alaska and Vermont, will deliver money to EBT cards on a single payday, December 1, 2024. The 2025 COLA has been incorporated since October 1, 2024.
- Alabama: December 4-23
- Alaska: December 1
- Arizona: December 1-13
- Arkansas: December 4-13
- California: December 1-10
- Colorado: December 1-10
- Connecticut: December 1-3
- Delaware: December 2-23
- Florida: December 1-28
- Georgia: December 5-23
- Hawaii: December 3-5
- Idaho: December 1-10
- Illinois: December 1-10
- Indiana: December 5-23
- Iowa: December 1-10
- Kansas: December 1-10
- Kentucky: December 1-19
- Louisiana: December 1-23
- Maine: December 10-14
- Maryland: December 4-23
- Massachusetts: December 1-14
- Michigan: December 3-21
- Minnesota: December 4-13
- Mississippi: December 4-21
- Missouri: December 1-22
- Montana: December 2-6
- Nebraska: December 1-5
- Nevada: December 1-10
- New Hampshire: December 5
- New Jersey: December 1-5
- New Mexico: December 1-20
- New York: December 1-9
- North Carolina: December 3-21
- North Dakota: December 1
- Ohio: December 2-20
- Oklahoma: December 1-10
- Oregon: December 1-9
- Pennsylvania: SNAP paydays over the first ten business days
- Rhode Island: December 1
- South Carolina: December 1-10
- South Dakota: December 10
- Tennessee: December 1-20
- Texas: December 1-28
- Utah: December 5, 11 and 15
- Vermont: December 1
- Virginia: December 1-7
- Washington: December 1-20
- West Virginia: December 1-9
- Wisconsin: December 1-15
- Wyoming: December 1-4
- Guam: December 1-10
- Puerto Rico: December 4 – 22
- The District of Columbia: December 1-10
- The U.S. Virgin Islands: December 1
What are the eligibility criteria for families to receive maximum SNAP benefits?
Income Limits:
Households must meet monthly gross and net income limits based on their size.
Gross monthly income must be at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL). For a family of four, this is $3,380 each month from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
Net monthly income (after deductions) must be equal to or less than 100% of the FPL. For a family of four, this equals $2,600 per month.
Households with an aged (60+) or disabled person only need to meet the net income requirement.
Resource Limits:
Households may have $3,000 in countable assets (such as bank accounts). This figure rises to $4,500 if the household includes an elderly or disabled member.
Some resources, such as home worth, are not counted.
Most households are categorically eligible and have no resource constraints.
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 a 36-month period.
Certain populations, such as children, pensioners, the crippled, and pregnant women, are excluded from employment obligations.
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