The most extensive and effective anti-hunger program in the country is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also referred to as food stamps. By transferring monthly funds to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, SNAP helps low-income families boost their food budget.
SNAP is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which also shares program administration expenses with every territory and state. Every state or territory decides when you receive your SNAP benefits.
The USDA gives data on monthly income plans including all states and territories, so you can figure out when to expect your payout for April 2023. The majority of states use Social Security numbers, first and last names, or SNAP account numbers to generate a periodic payment plan. Unless in rare circumstances, such as in New York City, the payment plan is almost always the same each month.
The SNAP plan for April 2023 for all 50 states and the District of Columbia is provided below:
- Alabama (April 4th-23rd)
- Alaska (April 1st)
- Arizona (April 1st-13th)
- Arkansas (April 4th-13th)
- California (April 1st-10th)
- Colorado (April 1st-10th)
- Connecticut (April 1st-3rd)
- Delaware (April 2nd-23rd)
- Columbia, District (April 1st-10th)
- Florida (April 1st-28th)
- Georgia (April 5th-23rd)
- Hawaii (April 3rd-5th)
- Idaho (April 1st-10th)
- Illinois (April 1st-10th, and older cases April 1st-20th)
- Indiana (April 5th-23rd)
- Iowa (April 1st-10th)
- Kansas (April 1st-10th)
- Kentucky (April 1st-19th)
- Louisiana (April st-23rd)
- Maine (April 10th-14th)
- Maryland (April 4th-23rd)
- Massachusetts (April 1st-14th)
- Michigan (April 3rd-21st)
- Minnesota (April 4th-13th)
- Mississippi (April 4th-21st)
- Missouri (April 1st-22nd)
- Montana (April 2nd-6th)
- Nebraska (April 1st-5th)
- Nevada (April 1st-10th)
- New Hampshire (April 5th)
- New Jersey (April 1st-5th)
- New Mexico (April 1st-20th)
- New York (April 1st-9th)
- North Carolina (April 3rd-21st)
- North Dakota (April 1st)
- Ohio (April 2nd-20th)
- Oklahoma (April 1st-10th)
- Oregon (April 1st-9th)
- Pennsylvania (April 3rd-14th)
- Rhode Island (April 1st)
- South Carolina (April 1st-10th)
- South Dakota (April 10th)
- Tennessee (April 1st-20th)
- Texas ( April 1st-28th)
- Utah (April 5th, 11th and 15th)
- Vermont (April 1st)
- Virginia (April 1st-7th)
- Washington (April 1st-20th)
- West Virginia (April 1st-9th)
- Wisconsin (April 1st-15th)
- Wyoming (April 1st-4th)
