Whether you call her SNAP, food stampsor even CalFresh in Californiathese monthly payments are over in November. Therefore, it is time to prepare the budget December to manage your grocery shopping from the day you receive your benefits United States Department of Agriculture.

Depending on the state you live in, SNAP benefit payments may arrive to all eligible recipients in a single payday, or may take up to 28 days if you currently reside there Texas or Florida.

Complete list of states providing SNAP benefits in early December

In fact, there are only two states that will not begin implementation SNAP benefits the first week of December. These are Maine and South Dakota. Maine will transfer money to EBT cards from December 10th to 14th, while South Dakota will only issue food stamps on December 10th.

Alabama: December 4th to 23rd
Alaska: December 1st
Arizona: December 1st to 13th
Arkansas: December 4th to 13th
California: December 1st to 10th
Colorado: December 1st to 10th
Connecticut: December 1-3
Delaware: December 2nd to 23rd
Florida: December 1st to 28th
Georgia: December 5th to 23rd
Hawaii: December 3rd to 5th
Idaho: December 1st to 10th
Illinois: December 1-10
Indiana: December 5th to 23rd
Iowa: December 1-10
Kansas: December 1st to 10th
Kentucky: December 1st to 19th
Louisiana: December 1st to 23rd
Maryland: December 4th to 23rd
Massachusetts: December 1-14
Michigan: December 3rd to 21st
Minnesota: December 4th to 13th
Mississippi: December 4th to 21st
Missouri: December 1st to 22nd
Montana: December 2nd to 6th
Nebraska: December 1-5
Nevada: December 1st to 10th
New Hampshire: December 5th
New Jersey: December 1st to 5th
New Mexico: December 1st to 20th
New York: December 1st to 9th
North Carolina: December 3rd to 21st
North Dakota: December 1st
Ohio: December 2nd to 20th
Oklahoma: December 1-10
Oregon: December 1st to 9th
Pennsylvania: During the first ten business days
Rhode Island: December 1st
South Carolina: December 1-10
Tennessee: December 1st to 20th
Texas: December 1st to 28th
Utah: December 5th, 11th and 15th
Vermont: December 1st
Virginia: December 1st to 7th
Washington: December 1st to 20th
West Virginia: December 1-9
Wisconsin: December 1-15
Wyoming: December 1-4
Guam: December 1st to 10th
Puerto Rico: December 4th to 22nd
The District of Columbia: December 1-10
The US Virgin Islands: December 1st

SNAP amounts in December 2024

The Maximum amounts for December 2024 remain the same as they will remain so until September 30, 2025. A single person on SNAP can receive up to $292 in the 48 contiguous states.

Recipients who have large families can receive the highest benefit payments. Remember if so 8 you can get up to $1,756. Alaska will once again be the state that sends the highest social benefits.

Those who live in areas known as Rural 2 in Alaska receives up to $586 (individual) and up to $3,516 (a family of 8). Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands are also sending larger payments due to higher inflation.