Let’s take a look at the SNAP benefits payment schedules for NYC and New York State (outside NYC) for 2025. We’ve separated the city from the state because those areas has different schedules.
The SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are paid on the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. The deposit date depends on the last digit of your case number (your “toe digit”). There are different schedules for NYC and outside NYC, since the populations and the requirements are different, actually.
How to know your SNAP pay day in New York
The exact dates vary from month to month because of holidays and weekdays. NYC publishes a schedule for six months at a time based on the last digit of your case number. Here is how it works: Toe Digit: The last digit of your SNAP case number decides when you get paid. Column A: SNAP benefits are always in Column A in the NYC schedule. Where to check: The official schedule is at www.nyc.gov on the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) site, or call 888-328-6399.
You will need your 19 digit EBT card number to get info. For example, for June 2025 (based on the calendar): Case number ending in 0: benefits are deposited June 2 and June 16. Case number ending in 1: benefits are deposited June 3 and June 17. The rest of the digits (2-9) are spread out over other business days in the first two weeks. NYC does not publish a schedule for September 2025, but you can do the following: Visit www.nyc.gov.
New York State (Outside NYC) SNAP Payment Schedule:
- Case number ends in 0 or 1: Benefits available on the 1st of the month. (due to Labor Day, benefits were advanced to August 29)
- Case number ends in 2: Benefits available on the 2nd of the month.
- Case number ends in 3: Benefits available on the 3rd of the month.
- Case number ends in 4: Benefits available on the 4th of the month.
- Case number ends in 5: Benefits available on the 5th of the month.
- Case number ends in 6: Benefits available on the 6th of the month.
- Case number ends in 7: Benefits available on the 7th of the month.
- Case number ends in 8: Benefits available on the 8th of the month.
- Case number ends in 9: Benefits available on the 9th of the month.
The maximum SNAP allotments in 2025
The maximum benefits for the food stamps SNAP benefits for the period that goes through September 30, 2025, have been established. These figures, determined by the USDA’s Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), define the maximum nutritional assistance for households with no net income in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. The allocation varies significantly depending on the size of the household.
For a single-person household, the maximum monthly benefit is $292. Two-person households can receive up to $536, while three-person households have a maximum of $768. Families of four have a monthly limit set to $975. The amounts continue to go up for larger groups: $1,158 for five people, $1,390 for six, $1,536 for seven, and $1,756 for eight members households. For each additional person beyond eight, $220 could be added to the base amount.
The final calculation of the benefits a household receives is derived from a unique formula. The actual allocation is obtained by subtracting 30 percent of the household’s net income from the maximum amount corresponding to its size. This mechanism ensures that benefits are targeted to households with the lowest financial capacity, adjusting assistance according to available financial resources.
