Although many Americans are waiting for their new Social Security payment, some SNAP Food Stamps recipients may receive their checks in the first week of March if they live in a state that pays them early.
However, not all citizens who receive SNAP Food Stamps will be eligible for benefits during the first few weeks. It all depends on the state in which we live, but it is important to note that each state may have different rules regarding the day on which the check is sent.
Thus, in some states, we may receive our SNAP Food Stamps payment on the first of the month, while in others, we will have to wait a little longer. The name, surname, and other factors may influence the day we receive this benefit.
SNAP Food Stamps checks in March 2025
If your SNAP Food Stamps payment is accepted, you won’t have to worry about anything because you’ll receive your payment within the month. If not, you may need to contact the USDA to get your benefits.
However, it is highly likely that the funds from this check will be deposited into your EBT card within the timeframe specified.
So we may receive the payment sooner or later depending on the state we currently live in:
- 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
This calendar is extremely useful because it accurately indicates the approximate days when SNAP Food Stamps money will appear on our EBT card. By the time the payment is sent, it will be available on the EBT card for us to use as needed.
Unlike Social Security payments, which follow a federal scheme and are sent to all states, SNAP Food Stamps payments follow a state scheme, as shown a few lines above.
Remember that since the 2025 COLA increase, the maximum SNAP Food Stamps payments for each eligible family member are $292, so you will not be able to receive more than this amount.
