Guide for 2024 SNAP EBT Payment Schedule in Alabama

When are SNAP Payments Issued in Alabama?

The following information is from the official source, USDA.gov
From USDA (may be edited for clarity)
Benefits are made available from the 4th to the 23rd of every month, based on the last two digits of the client’s case number. If the:

• Case number ends in: 00-04 = benefits available on the 4th of the month
• Case number ends in: 05-09 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
• Case number ends in: 10-14 = benefits available on the 6th of the month
• Case number ends in: 15-19 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
• Case number ends in: 20-24 = benefits available on the 8th of the month
• Case number ends in: 25-29 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
• Case number ends in: 30-34 = benefits available on the 10th of the month
• Case number ends in: 35-39 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
• Case number ends in: 40-44 = benefits available on the 12th of the month
• Case number ends in: 45-49 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
• Case number ends in: 50-54 = benefits available on the 14th of the month
• Case number ends in: 55-59 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
• Case number ends in: 60-64 = benefits available on the 16th of the month
• Case number ends in: 65-69 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
• Case number ends in: 70-74 = benefits available on the 18th of the month
• Case number ends in: 75-79 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
• Case number ends in: 80-84 = benefits available on the 20th of the month
• Case number ends in: 85-89 = benefits available on the 21st of the month
• Case number ends in: 90-94 = benefits available on the 22nd of the month
• Case number ends in: 95-99 = benefits available on the 23rd of the month
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What is the Maximum SNAP Benefit Amount in Alabama?

Maximimum SNAP benefit amounts are based on your household size.

  • 1 person
    $292 / month
  • 2 people
    $536 / month
  • 3 people
    $768 / month
  • 4 people
    $975 / month
  • 5 people
    $1158 / month
  • 6 people
    $1390 / month
  • 7 people
    $1536 / month
  • Each additional person
    +$220 / month

What is the Minimum SNAP Benefit Amount in Alabama?

The mimimum benefit for households of one or two people is $23. For larger households, there is no "official" minimum benefit.

What is the Average Benefit Amount in Alabama?

The average federal SNAP benefit amount in Alabama is about $192 per person or $384 per household. Benefits are based on a household's income, expenses, and how many people are in the household, so SNAP / food stamp benefit amounts may vary from household to household.
Data from Feburary 2024.
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