Up to $1,756 in SNAP Benefits for US Recipients: December 2024 Payday Schedule
Several states will continue issuing SNAP benefits through December 23, 2024, but each state has its own method for determining payment dates. While all receive funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), their processing schedules vary. Here’s a breakdown of how benefits will be distributed:
Alabama
In Alabama, SNAP benefits are issued based on the last two digits of a recipient’s case number.
- Case numbers ending in 40-44: December 12
- Case numbers ending in 45-49: December 13
- Case numbers ending in 50-54: December 14
- Case numbers ending in 55-59: December 15
- Case numbers ending in 60-64: December 16
- Case numbers ending in 65-69: December 17
- Case numbers ending in 70-74: December 18
- Case numbers ending in 75-79: December 19
- Case numbers ending in 80-84: December 20
- Case numbers ending in 85-89: December 21
- Case numbers ending in 90-94: December 22
- Case numbers ending in 95-99: December 23
Delaware
Delaware distributes benefits based on the first letter of the recipient’s last name.
- Last names starting with K: December 12
- Q or R: December 18
- U or V: December 21
- X, Y, or Z: December 23
Georgia
Georgia schedules payments according to the last two digits of the recipient’s ID number.
- IDs ending in 40-49: December 13
- IDs ending in 50-59: December 15
- IDs ending in 60-69: December 17
- IDs ending in 70-79: December 19
- IDs ending in 80-89: December 21
- IDs ending in 90-99: December 23
Indiana
Indiana assigns SNAP paydays based on the first letter of the recipient’s last name.
- H or I: December 11
- J, K, or L: December 13
- M or N: December 15
- O, P, Q, or R: December 17
- S: December 19
- T, U, or V: December 21
- W, X, Y, or Z: December 23
Louisiana
Louisiana uses the last digit of the recipient’s Social Security Number (SSN) to determine payment dates.
- SSNs ending in 4: December 13
- SSNs ending in 5: December 15
- SSNs ending in 6: December 17
- SSNs ending in 7: December 19
- SSNs ending in 8: December 21
- SSNs ending in 9: December 23
Maryland
In Maryland, SNAP payments are issued based on the first three letters of the recipient’s last name. Payments will be distributed from December 12 to December 23.
- HAY to JAB: December 12
- JAC to KIM: December 13
- KIN to LOX: December 14
- LOY to MCO: December 15
- MCP to NEF: December 16
- NEG to PGZ: December 17
- PHA to RIC: December 18
- RID to SDZ: December 19
- SEA to STC: December 20
- STD to TRA: December 21
- TRB to WES: December 22
- WET to ZZZ: December 23
Each state follows its unique schedule, so recipients are encouraged to check their specific guidelines to ensure they know their payment dates.
