If you depend on SNAP benefits to help buy groceries each month, knowing when your funds will arrive is important. In October 2025, payments will be sent out on different days depending on where you live. Since each state manages its own schedule, the exact date you receive your benefits may not be the same as someone in another state.
How SNAP payments work
SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, helps more than 42 million Americans pay for food each month. Funds are loaded onto an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which works like a debit card at most grocery stores and even some online retailers.
While the program is funded at the federal level, the actual payment dates are set by each state. Some states release benefits all on one day, while others spread them out over several weeks.
October 2025 SNAP payment schedule by state
Here are the dates when you can expect to see your October 2025 benefits based on your state:
- Alabama: October 4 to 23
- Alaska: October 1
- Arizona: October 1 to 13
- Arkansas: October 4 to 13
- California: October 1 to 10
- Colorado: October 1 to 10
- Connecticut: October 1 to 3
- Delaware: October 2 to 23
- District of Columbia: October 1 to 10
- Florida: October 1 to 28
- Georgia: October 5 to 23
- Guam: October 1 to 10
- Hawaii: October 3 to 5
- Idaho: October 1 to 10
- Illinois: October 1 to 20
- Indiana: October 5 to 23
- Iowa: October 1 to 10
- Kansas: October 1 to 10
- Kentucky: October 1 to 19
- Louisiana: October 1 to 23
- Maine: October 10 to 14
- Maryland: October 4 to 23
- Massachusetts: October 1 to 14
- Michigan: October 3 to 21
- Minnesota: October 4 to 13
- Mississippi: October 4 to 21
- Missouri: October 1 to 22
- Montana: October 2 to 6
- Nebraska: October 1 to 5
- Nevada: October 1 to 10
- New Hampshire: October 5
- New Jersey: October 1 to 5
- New Mexico: October 1 to 20
- New York: October 1 to 9
- North Carolina: October 3 to 21
- North Dakota: October 1
- Ohio: October 2 to 20
- Oklahoma: October 1 to 10
- Oregon: October 1 to 9
- Pennsylvania: October 3 to 14
- Puerto Rico: October 4 to 22
- Rhode Island: October 1
- South Carolina: October 1 to 19
- South Dakota: October 10
- Tennessee: October 1 to 20
- Texas: October 1 to 28
- Utah: October 5, 11 and 15
- Virgin Islands: October 1
- Vermont: October 1
- Virginia: October 1 to 7
- Washington: October 1 to 20
- West Virginia: October 1 to 9
- Wisconsin: October 1 to 15
- Wyoming: October 1 to 4
How much you can get in october 2025
The amount of benefits you receive depends on your income, your household size, and whether you have children or dependents. For most states, the maximum monthly benefit is:
- $292 for a single person
- $975 for a family of four
These numbers are higher in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories because the cost of living is more expensive there.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average SNAP household received $332 per month in 2023, which is the most recent year of available data.
New SNAP changes you should know
Several states have been testing new rules on how SNAP funds can be used. For example, some states are beginning to limit the purchase of soda, candy, and other foods labeled as unhealthy. States like Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, and Texas are among those moving forward with these restrictions after approval from the USDA.
This could affect the way you use your benefits in the future, so it is important to stay updated on the rules in your state.
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