By providing families with a consistent source of funding to purchase groceries, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as the SNAP program, ensures that individuals and families don’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from. This, in turn, can improve overall health outcomes by reducing the risk of malnutrition and related health problems.
SNAP also has a positive impact on local economies. By providing funds to purchase groceries, SNAP recipients can support local grocery stores and farmers markets, which in turn can help to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. Additionally, because SNAP funds are spent on food, the program has a multiplier effect, meaning that every dollar spent on SNAP generates additional economic activity. Regarding all this, you must stay updated and aware to SNAP transfers schedule, and here it is for the month of may.
This is the SNAP benefits schedule for the month, in the whole 50 US states
SNAP benefits are charged to the EBT card each month, and the amount you receive depends on your income and the size of your household. The EBT card works like a debit card and can be used at most supermarkets, retailers, and farmers markets. And best of all, SNAP is also accepted online. Visit the USDA website to see which retailers accept online payments with EBT.
The USDA provides information on monthly payment schedules for all states and territories. Payments generally follow a staggered schedule based on your SNAP case number, last name, or Social Security number. The payment schedule is usually the same every month, except in some cases, such as in New York City. So don’t lose sight of that date.
This is the schedule for all the 50 states, including District Columbia.
- Alabama (May 4th-23rd)
- Alaska (May 1st)
- Arizona (May 1st-13th)
- Arkansas (May 4th-13th)
- California (May 1st-10th)
- Colorado (May 1st-10th)
- Connecticut (May 1st-3rd)
- Delaware (May 2nd-23rd)
- The District of Columbia (May 1st-10th)
- Florida (May 1st-28th)
- Georgia (May 5th-23rd)
- Hawaii (May 3rd-5th)
- Idaho (May 1st-10th)
- Illinois (May 1st-10th and older cases May 1st-20th)
- Indiana (May 5th-23rd)
- Iowa (May 1st-10th)
- Kansas (May 1st-10th)
- Kentucky (May 1st-19th)
- Louisiana (May st-23rd)
- Maine (May 10th-14th)
- Maryland (May 4th-23rd)
- Massachusetts (May 1st-14th)
- Michigan (May 3rd-21st)
- Minnesota (May 4th-13th)
- Mississippi (May 4th-21st)
- Missouri (May 1st-22nd)
- Montana (May 2nd-6th)
- Nebraska (May 1st-5th)
- Nevada (May 1st-10th)
- New Hampshire (May 5th)
- New Jersey (May 1st-5th)
- New Mexico (May 1st-20th)
- New York (May 1st-9th)
- North Carolina (May 3rd-21st)
- North Dakota (May 1st)
- Ohio (May 2nd-20th)
- Oklahoma (May 1st-10th)
- Oregon (May 1st-9th)
- Pennsylvania (May 3rd-14th)
- Rhode Island (May 1st)
- South Carolina (May 1st-10th)
- South Dakota (May 10th)
- Tennessee (May 1st-20th)
- Texas (May 1st-28th)
- Utah (May 5th, 11th and 15th)
- Vermont (May 1st)
- Virginia (May 1st-7th)
- Washington (May 1st-20th)
- West Virginia (May 1st-9th)
- Wisconsin (May 1st-15th)
- Wyoming (May 1st-4th)