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When will my food stamps arrive?
Pick your state, then enter the one digit or letter your state uses. We never ask for your full case number, Social Security number, card number or PIN.
Estimate only. Your deposit day is set by your state SNAP agency, and your approval notice gives your exact day. If your date has passed and nothing arrived, see what to do if benefits are late or missing or call your state agency. This site is not a government site.
Estimate only — your state agency decides. The finder above is already set to Texas. Your approval notice from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is the final word on your day.
In Texas, SNAP benefits are deposited between the 1st and the 28th of every month. Your exact day comes from the last two digits of your SNAP EDG number — the Eligibility Determination Group number on your approval notice. It is not your EBT card number and it is not your case number; it is the EDG number, and only its last two digits matter.
Not a government site. This is an independent guide. We never ask for your full EDG number, your full case number, your Social Security number, your card number, or your PIN — only the last two digits of your EDG number, which is all the Texas schedule needs.
The Texas schedule
Texas pays on a 28-day spread. The last two digits of your EDG number decide your day:
| EDG ends in | Deposit day |
|---|---|
| 00–03 | 1st |
| 04–06 | 2nd |
| 07–10 | 3rd |
| 11–13 | 4th |
| 14–17 | 5th |
| 18–20 | 6th |
| 21–24 | 7th |
| 25–27 | 8th |
| 28–31 | 9th |
| 32–34 | 10th |
| 35–38 | 11th |
| 39–41 | 12th |
| 42–45 | 13th |
| 46–48 | 14th |
| 49–53 | 15th |
| 54–57 | 16th |
| 58–60 | 17th |
| 61–64 | 18th |
| 65–67 | 19th |
| 68–71 | 20th |
| 72–74 | 21st |
| 75–78 | 22nd |
| 79–81 | 23rd |
| 82–85 | 24th |
| 86–88 | 25th |
| 89–92 | 26th |
| 93–95 | 27th |
| 96–99 | 28th |
One thing to know: this schedule applies to households approved since May 1, 2023. If your household was approved before that date, you may still be on the older Texas schedule, which used the last digit of your EDG number instead. If the day the finder gives you does not match the day your benefits actually arrive, check your approval notice — it prints your real day — or ask your caseworker which schedule your case follows.
Worked example
A household in Houston has an EDG number ending in 42. Texas pays on the 13th for EDG numbers ending 42–45. So their deposit arrives on the 13th of every month — November 13, December 13, and so on. If the 13th has already passed this month, the next deposit is December 13.
Your Texas benefits — the practical bits
Your deposit is loaded on your day even if that day is a weekend or a holiday. Texas does not delay for Saturdays, Sundays, or state holidays. If your day is the 13th and the 13th is a Sunday, the money is on your Lone Star Card on Sunday.
Your first month is the exception. When you are first approved, your benefits are prorated from the date you applied, and they may arrive on a different day from your regular schedule. After that first month, your regular day takes over and stays the same.
If your benefits do not arrive on your day, check three things in this order: your balance, your recertification date, and whether the agency is waiting on a document from you. The full checklist is on what to do when SNAP benefits are late or missing.
To manage your case — check your balance, report a change, upload a document, or renew — use Your Texas Benefits. For questions about your card itself, including a lost or stolen card, call the Lone Star Card help line at 1-800-777-7328. That number is also the EBT customer service line for Texas.
Wondering how much you could get? Try the SNAP benefit calculator — it works out an estimate with the full line-by-line maths, using the FY2027 figures that apply from October 1, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is my EDG number?
It is the Eligibility Determination Group number on your approval notice from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. It is different from your EBT card number. You only need its last two digits to find your deposit day.
Do Texas SNAP benefits arrive on the same day every month?
Yes, for ongoing cases approved since May 1, 2023. Your day comes from the last two digits of your EDG number and does not change month to month. Older cases may still follow the previous schedule — your approval notice says which day is yours.
What if my deposit day is a weekend or holiday?
It still arrives that day. Texas loads EBT benefits on schedule even on weekends and holidays.
My benefits didn’t arrive on my usual day. What first?
Check your balance on Your Texas Benefits or by calling 1-800-777-7328 — the money may have arrived and been spent, or a transaction may have gone through that you forgot. Then check whether your recertification is due or the agency is waiting on paperwork. Full checklist →
Can I check my Lone Star Card balance here?
No. We cannot see your case or your balance. Check it on Your Texas Benefits, by calling 1-800-777-7328, or on your last store receipt. Never give your card number or PIN to a website that offers to check it for you.
Not a government site. This is an independent guide. We are not affiliated with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or the USDA. For anything about your own case, use Your Texas Benefits or call 1-800-777-7328.