According to Vibes.okdiario , The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed the final SNAP (Food Stamp) payment dates for December. Several states are set to complete their December distributions by December 20, 2024, while others will continue issuing payments through the end of the month or into January 2025.
States like New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington will finish distributing SNAP payments by December 20. On the other hand, states such as Florida and Texas will continue their distributions until December 28, and some states won’t make their payments until January 1, 2025.
Final SNAP Payment Dates for December:
- New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington will finish their SNAP distributions by December 20, 2024.
- Michigan, Mississippi, and North Carolina will finish their payments by December 21, 2024.
- Missouri and Puerto Rico have a final distribution date of December 22, 2024.
SNAP Payment Schedule by State
New Mexico: In New Mexico, payment dates are based on the last two digits of recipients’ Social Security numbers. The schedule is as follows:
- December 10: SSN ends in 05, 25, 45, 65, 85
- December 11: SSN ends in 16, 36, 56, 76, 96
- December 12: SSN ends in 06, 26, 46, 66, 86
- December 13: SSN ends in 17, 37, 57, 77, 97
- December 14: SSN ends in 07, 27, 47, 67, 87
- December 15: SSN ends in 18, 38, 58, 78, 98
- December 16: SSN ends in 08, 28, 48, 68, 88
- December 17: SSN ends in 19, 39, 59, 79, 99
- December 18: SSN ends in 09, 29, 49, 69, 89
- December 19: SSN ends in 10, 30, 50, 70, 90
- December 20: SSN ends in 00, 20, 40, 60, 80
Ohio: Ohio has a simpler schedule based on the last digit of the recipient’s case number:
- December 10: Case number ends in 4
- December 12: Case number ends in 5
- December 14: Case number ends in 6
- December 16: Case number ends in 7
- December 18: Case number ends in 8
- December 20: Case number ends in 9
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Tennessee: Tennessee distributes SNAP benefits based on the last two digits of recipients’ Social Security numbers:
- December 10: SSN ends in 45-49
- December 11: SSN ends in 50-54
- December 12: SSN ends in 55-59
- December 13: SSN ends in 60-64
- December 14: SSN ends in 65-69
- December 15: SSN ends in 70-74
- December 16: SSN ends in 75-79
- December 17: SSN ends in 80-84
- December 18: SSN ends in 85-89
- December 19: SSN ends in 90-94
- December 20: SSN ends in 95-99
Washington: Washington will issue SNAP benefits from December 1 through December 20, but the USDA has not yet specified how the benefits will be distributed.
With these varying distribution schedules, residents of affected states should be sure to check their eligibility and payment dates to ensure they receive their SNAP benefits on time.