With the arrival of the new year also comes another round of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This federal program, which provides food assistance to more than 40 million people in the United States, operates under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by state governments. SNAP distributes monthly food assistance to low-income individuals and households. Below, we provide you with the issuance dates and corresponding amounts for January 2024, as well as some additional steps taken by USDA to address benefit theft.
Alabama: January 4 to 23
Alaska: January 1
Arizona: January 1 to 13
Arkansas: January 4 to 13
California: January 1 - January 10
North Carolina: January 3 to 21
South Carolina: January 1 - 10
Colorado: January 1 - 10
Connecticut: January 1-3
North Dakota: January 1
South Dakota: January 10
Delaware: January 2-23
District of Columbia: January 1-10
Florida: January 1 - 28
Georgia: January 5 - 23
Hawaii: January 3 - 5
Idaho: January 1 - 10
Illinois: January 1 - 10
Indiana: January 5 - 23
Iowa: January 1 - 10
Kansas: January 1 - 10
Kentucky: January 1 - 19
Louisiana: January 1 - 23
Maine: January 10-14
Maryland: January 4-23
Massachusetts: January 1-14
Michigan: January 3 - 21
Minnesota: January 4-13
Mississippi: January 4-21
Missouri: January 1 - 22
Montana: January 2 - 6
Nebraska: January 1 - 5
Nevada: January 1 - 10
New Jersey: January 1 - 5
New York: January 1 - 9
New Hampshire: January 5
New Mexico: January 1 - 20
Ohio: January 2 - 20
Oklahoma: January 1 - 10
Oregon: January 1 - 9
Pennsylvania: January 3 - 14
Rhode Island: January 1
Tennessee: January 1 - 20
Texas: January 1 - 28
Utah: January 5, 11 and 15
Vermont: January 1
Virginia: January 1 to 7
West Virginia: January 1 to 9
Washington: January 1 - 20
Wisconsin: January 1 to 15
Wyoming: January 1 to 4
In recent years, thousands of SNAP recipients across the country have had their benefits stolen, and scammers have been able to hack into and steal the value of the benefits. In the face of widespread SNAP benefit theft, USDA has urged beneficiaries to follow security measures, such as creating secure pins and being alert to potential scams, remembering that state agencies and EBT processors will never request confidential information by phone or text message. In case of benefit theft, it is recommended to contact the appropriate state authority.