Recipients should pay attention, as March won’t deliver more SNAP payments until April. Every month, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides a financial stimulus payment so American households can buy nutritious food and enhance their financial and health well-being. However, not everyone will receive SNAP payments on the same day, as each state in the United States has different payment procedures.
As part of the recent agreement to increase the debt ceiling and reduce government expenditure, some recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, will now be subject to stricter job requirements. One of the more significant federal social assistance programs, the food stamp program, has been in existence for almost 60 years in its current form.
SNAP payments across the country
In April 2023, 41.9 million Americans from 22.2 million families received SNAP payments, accounting for 12.5% of the US population. 21.6 million households received monthly SNAP payments from October 2021 to September 2022, helping 41.2 million beneficiaries. The program is available in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, with additional dietary aid programs in the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico.
Are there work requirements for receiving SNAP payments?
The majority of Americans between the ages of 16 and 59 who are not disabled are generally required to register with their state’s employment office or SNAP agency; comply with any state-imposed criteria for work, job search, or job training; accept an offer of employment if one is made to them; and work a minimum of thirty hours per week. People who break those guidelines may not be eligible to receive SNAP payments.
Additionally, Nondisabled people without dependents must work or participate in a labor program for 80 hours per month or enroll in a state workfare program to be eligible for SNAP assistance. The debt limit compromise extends the maximum age to 54 while exempting veterans, homeless persons, and foster care youngsters.
SNAP payments by household size
- A single person: $291
- 2 people: $535
- 3 people: $766
- 4 people: $973
- 5 people: $1,155
- 6 people: $1,386
- 7 people: $1,532
- 8 people: $1,751
SNAP Payments confirmed for April by US states
State | SNAP payments |
Alabama | April 4 to 23 |
Alaska | April 1 |
Arizona | April 1 to 13 |
Arkansas | April 4 to 13 |
California | April 1 to 10 |
Colorado | April 1 to 10 |
Connecticut | April 1 to 3 |
Delaware | April 2 to 23 |
District of Columbia | April 1 to 10 |
Florida | April 1 to 28 |
Georgia | April 5 to 23 |
Guam | April 1 to 10 |
Hawaii | April 3 to 5 |
Idaho | April 1 to 10 |
Illinois | April 1 to 10 |
Indiana | April 5 to 23 |
Iowa | April 1 to 10 |
Kansas | April 1 to 10 |
Kentucky | April 1 to 19 |
Louisiana | April 1 to 23 |
Maine | April 10-14 |
Maryland | April 4 to 23 |
Massachusetts | April 1 to 14 |
Michigan | April 3 to 21 |
Minnesota | April 4 to 13 |
Mississippi | April 4 to 21 |
Missouri | April 1 to 22 |
Montana | April 2 to 6 |
Nebraska | April 1 to 5 |
Nevada | April 1 to 10 |
New Hampshire | April 5 |
New Jersey | April 1 to 5 |
New Mexico | April 1 to 20 |
New York | April 1 to 9 |
North Carolina | April 3 to 21 |
North Dakota | April 1 |
Ohio | April 2 to 20 |
Oklahoma | April 1 to 10 |
Oregon | April 1 to 9 |
Pennsylvania | April 3 to 14 |
Puerto Rico | April 4 to April 22 |
Rhode Island | April 1 |
South Carolina | April 1 to 10 |
South Dakota | April 10 |
Tennessee | April 1 to 20 |
Texas | April 1 to 28 |
Utah | April 5, 11 and 15 |
Virgin Islands | April 1 |
Vermont | April 1 |
Virginia | April 1 to 7 |
Washington | April 1 to 20 |
West Virginia | April 1 to 9 |
Wisconsin | April 1 to 15 |
Wyoming | April 1 to 4 |