Are you ready for Daylight Saving Time? March 9 is just around the corner and you could soon receive a SNAP benefit payment in some parts of the United States.
Some States have already delivered all the Food Stamps for March, but there are many where eligible SNAP recipients are waiting for their money. Here are the dates when USDA will reload EBT cards.
SNAP payments after Daylight Saving Time starts
Here are the 38 States that will send SNAP payments in March, after Daylight Saving Time begins. The other 12 will not issue Food Stamps until April.
Alabama: March 4-23
Alaska: April 1
Arizona: March 1-13
Arkansas: March 4-13
California: March 1-10
Colorado: March 1-10
Connecticut: April 1-3
Delaware: March 2-23
Florida: March 1-28
Georgia: March 5-23
Hawaii: April 3-5
Idaho: March 1-10
Illinois: March 1-10
Indiana: March 5-23
Iowa: March 1-10
Kansas: March 1-10
Kentucky: March 1-19
Louisiana: March 1-23
Maine: March 10-14
Maryland: March 4-23
Massachusetts: March 1-14
Michigan: March 3-21
Minnesota: March 4-13
Mississippi: March 4-21
Missouri: March 1-22
Montana: April 2-6
Nebraska: April 1-5
Nevada: March 1-10
New Hampshire: April 5
New Jersey: April 1-5
New Mexico: March 1-20
New York: March 1-9
North Carolina: March 3-21
North Dakota: April 1
Ohio: March 2-20
Oklahoma: March 1-10
Oregon: March 1-9
Pennsylvania: Over the first ten business days in March
Rhode Island: April 1
South Carolina: March 1-10
South Dakota: March 10
Tennessee: March 1-20
Texas: March 1-28
Utah: March 15
Vermont: April 1
Virginia: April 1-7
Washington: March 1-20
West Virginia: March 1-9
Wisconsin: March 1-15
Wyoming: April 1-4
Guam: March 1-10
Puerto Rico: March 4 – 22
The District of Columbia: March 1-10
The U.S. Virgin Islands: April 1
SNAP amounts after Daylight Saving Time
The maximum amounts for SNAP benefits will be the same through September 30, 2025. For example, a family of 8 can get up to $1,756. This is the largest maximum amount established.
However, there could be an additional payment of $220 if you are 9. So each additional person after 8 can boost the monthly payment by $220. Families of 2 can get up to $536.
If you are three members in your family, you can get up to $768. Four-member families can receive up to $975. Families of 5 can receive up to $1,158 and if you are 6 up to $1,390.