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Title 7: SNAP Page 25 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Electronic Benefit Transfer Revised June 20, 2025 Providing Access to the SNAP Account A household may move or visit out of state and need a new card mailed to them. Cards may be mailed to an address anywhere in or out of the state, as the household desires. SNAP Availability Dates Legal reference: 441 IAC 65.4(234) SNAP issued on an uninterrupted monthly schedule is issued on the same date each month even if the date falls on a weekend or a holiday. SNAP availability dates are based on the first letter of the last name of the person who is the ABC case name. Availability dates are listed on the following chart: Monthly SNAP Availability Schedule

First Letter of Last Name Date Benefits Are Deposited A – B 1st day of the month C – D 2nd day of the month E – G 3rd day of the month H – I 4th day of the month J – L 5th day of the month M – O 6th day of the month P – R 7th day of the month S 8th day of the month T – V 9th day of the month W – Z 10th day of the month Establishing Cardholders Legal reference: 7 CFR 274.8 441 IAC 65.4(234) Establishing who will be a household’s cardholders is the first step to take when preparing to issue SNAP. There is no age requirement for who can receive an Iowa EBT card. If the household wants more than one card, it is entitled to them. A maximum number of three EBT cards can be active on an EBT account at any one time. The requirements under Establishing a Secondary Cardholder or Authorized Representative must be met for a second or third person to receive an Iowa EBT card. Two cardholders information can be entered in EPPIC®. The primary cardholder is established through entries to IABC. Secondary cardholders and authorized representatives are established in EPPIC®.