When Are August 2025 SNAP Payments Coming?
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be sent to households throughout August 2025—but when will you get yours?
What Are SNAP Benefits?
SNAP benefits provide financial assistance to help low- and no-income individuals and families buy food. Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), SNAP issues monthly funds via an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card, which can be used to buy food at authorized grocery stores and markets.
It is the largest federal nutrition program, supporting millions of Americans every month. In 2024, more than 40 million Americans relied on the program.
When Are August 2025 SNAP Payments Coming?
While SNAP benefits are funded by the federal government, each state manages and distributes them to its residents. Therefore, not all claimants nationwide are paid on the same date every month.
Some states pay all beneficiaries on one day, while others stagger payments throughout the month. All SNAP amounts are issued as one lump sum.
Here are the payment dates for each state and territory:
Alabama : August 4 to 23
: August 4 to 23 Alaska : August 1
: August 1 Arizona : August 1 to 13
: August 1 to 13 Arkansas : August 4 to 13
: August 4 to 13 California : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Colorado : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Connecticut : August 1 to 3
: August 1 to 3 Delaware : August 2 to 23
: August 2 to 23 District of Columbia : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Florida : August 1 to 28
: August 1 to 28 Georgia : August 5 to 23
: August 5 to 23 Guam : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Hawaii : August 3 and 5
: August 3 and 5 Idaho : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Illinois : August 1 to 20
: August 1 to 20 Indiana : August 5 to 23
: August 5 to 23 Iowa : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Kansas : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Kentucky : August 1 to 19
: August 1 to 19 Louisiana : August 1 to 23
: August 1 to 23 Maine : August 10 to 14
: August 10 to 14 Maryland : August 4 to 23
: August 4 to 23 Massachusetts : August 1 to 14
: August 1 to 14 Michigan : August 3 to 21
: August 3 to 21 Minnesota : August 4 to 13
: August 4 to 13 Mississippi : August 4 to 21
: August 4 to 21 Missouri : August 1 to 22
: August 1 to 22 Montana : August 2 to 6
: August 2 to 6 Nebraska : August 1 to 5
: August 1 to 5 Nevada : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 New Hampshire : August 5
: August 5 New Jersey : August 1 to 5
: August 1 to 5 New Mexico : August 1 to 20
: August 1 to 20 New York : August 1 to 9
: August 1 to 9 North Carolina : August 3 to 21
: August 3 to 21 North Dakota : August 1
: August 1 Ohio : August 2 to 20
: August 2 to 20 Oklahoma : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Oregon : August 1 to 9
: August 1 to 9 Pennsylvania : August 1 to 10
: August 1 to 10 Puerto Rico : August 4 to 22
: August 4 to 22 Rhode Island : August 1
: August 1 South Carolina : August 1 to 19
: August 1 to 19 South Dakota : August 10
: August 10 Tennessee : August 1 to 20
: August 1 to 20 Texas : August 1 to 28
: August 1 to 28 Utah : August 5, 11 and 15
: August 5, 11 and 15 Virgin Islands : August 1
: August 1 Vermont : August 1
: August 1 Virginia : August 1 to 7
: August 1 to 7 Washington : August 1 to 20
: August 1 to 20 West Virginia : August 1 to 9
: August 1 to 9 Wisconsin : August 1 to 15
: August 1 to 15 Wyoming: August 1 to 4
Stock image/file photo: A person pushing a grocery cart through a store.
Stock image/file photo: A person pushing a grocery cart through a store.
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How Much SNAP Can I Get?
How much SNAP you can get depends on your income, living situation, and whether you have any dependents.
In terms of maximum amounts available, across the 48 contiguous states and Washington D.C, a single person claiming foods stamps can get a maximum of $292 per month, and a family of four can receive $975 per month. These maximum amounts are higher in Alaska, Hawaii and in the U.S. overseas territories.
In 2023, the latest year for which data is available, the average SNAP household received a monthly benefit of $332, according to the USDA.
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