The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the main food aid program run by the government. SNAP benefits schedule varies depending on your state and your EDG or case number.

In November, the SNAP benefits in Texas will run on the first 15 days of the month.

The Lone Star Card can be used at large grocery shops or retailers with a Lone Star Card symbol. You can ask the store employee if you cannot find a symbol.

YourTexasBenefits.com lets you monitor your Lone Star Card balance and activities, according to Go BankingRates.  

SNAP benefits in California will be distributed from November 1-10.

CalFresh EBT cards can be used at grocery stores, farmers' markets, and other stores that accept them. You can buy most food items with your benefits, as well as seeds and plants that grow food for your family to eat.

Meanwhile, the SNAP benefits in Florida will be sent from November 1-28.

The Florida EBT card can be used anywhere the Quest logo appears. This comprises most major grocery store chains, some businesses, and farmers' markets.

You may even be able to use your EBT card to buy groceries and have them delivered to your home, depending on where you live.

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Where Can You Use SNAP Benefits?

Depending on your location, there are additional ways to use your food stamp payments. Here are the free services and discounts for SNAP benefits recipients in Texas, California, and Florida.

Amazon Prime

People eligible for SNAP benefits in Texas, California, and Florida can sign up for a discount on Amazon Prime EBT. The monthly fee is $6.99, almost half the subscription price.

Farmers' Market

According to the Sustainable Food Center, curbside delivery, Fresh for Less mobile markets, and farmers' markets allow consumers who utilize P-EBT or SNAP to purchase twice as much food in Texas. In California, many farmers' markets double the amount of food EBT cardholders can purchase for up to $10 every visit. A statewide nutrition incentive program called Fresh Access Bucks (FAB), run by Feeding Florida, promotes SNAP participants in Florida to use their benefits at community grocery stores, farmers' markets, produce stands, and CSAs. You will receive $1 in Fresh Access Bucks if you use your EBT card to purchase $1 in fresh food. Here are the locations of the shops that double SNAP and P-EBT benefits.

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

Through the Museums for All initiative, people with a Lone Star Card, CalFresh EBT card, and Florida EBT cardholders can get free or discounted entry to more than 600 museums, aquariums, and zoos across the country.

Computers/Internet/Cellphones

Through the Affordable Connectivity Program, qualified CalFresh recipients could receive a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer and a low-cost service plan covered by the ACP or a monthly discount of up to $30 on internet service (or up to $75 if they reside on qualified Tribal lands). SNAP recipients can also obtain a free cell phone through the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program.

Emergency SNAP

The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can assist Florida SNAP recipients who lost food due to Hurricane Ian in replacing it (D-SNAP). You must sign up in advance to receive benefits, and qualified households will get one month's worth of benefits equal to the maximum amount a SNAP household of their size can receive each month.

SNAP Benefits Schedule for Texas, California, and Florida

Your Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number's last digit decides when you will get your SNAP Benefits in Texas. Food stamp payments are loaded onto Lone Star Cards for 15 days starting on the first of each month.

0, Nov. 1st

1, Nov. 3rd

2, Nov. 5th

3, Nov. 6th

4, Nov. 7th

5, Nov. 9th

6, Nov. 11th

7, Nov. 12th

8, Nov. 13th

9, Nov. 15th

SNAP benefits in California are given out over the first ten days of every month. The last number of your case number tells when your benefits will be put on your CalFresh EBT card. Even if the assigned day is a weekend or holiday, benefits are still deposited on that day, according to Go BankingRates.  

1, Nov. 1st

2, Nov. 2nd

3, Nov. 3rd

4, Nov. 4th

5, Nov. 5th

6, Nov. 6th

7, Nov. 7th

8, Nov. 8th

9, Nov. 9th

0, Nov. 10th

Go BankingRates noted that Based on the 9th and 8th (read backward) numbers of your Florida case number after dropping the 10th digit, SNAP payments for Florida are distributed between the first and the 28th of every month.

00-03, Nov. 1st

04-06, Nov. 2nd

07-10, Nov. 3rd

11-13, Nov. 4th

14-17, Nov. 5th

18-20, Nov. 6th

21-24, Nov. 7th

25-27, Nov. 8th

28-31, Nov. 9th

32-34, Nov. 10th

35-38, Nov. 11th

39-41, Nov. 12th

42-45, Nov. 13th

46-48, Nov. 14th

49-53, Nov. 15th

54-57, Nov. 16th

58-60, Nov. 17th

61-64, Nov. 18th

65-67, Nov. 19th

68-71, Nov. 20th

72-74, Nov. 21st

75-78, Nov. 22nd

79-81, Nov. 23rd

82-85, Nov. 24th

86-88, Nov. 25th

89-92, Nov. 26th

93-95, Nov. 27th

96-99, Nov. 28th

SNAP can be used to buy food, seeds, and plants and cannot be used on hot or store-eaten food.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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