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OMTL-677 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program R. 08/01/2025
MS 8100 ISSUANCE CYCLE (1)
A. Benefits issued on first monthly issuance are available to the recipient in the benefit month based on the last digit of the head of household’s Social Security Number.
[Benefits for all SNAP households are available at 12:00 a.m. EST, according to the following schedule and can be viewed in Benefit Management:
0-----benefits available on the 1st calendar day
1-----benefits available on the 3rd calendar day
2-----benefits available on the 5th calendar day
3-----benefits available on the 7th calendar day
4-----benefits available on the 9th calendar day
5-----benefits available on the 11th calendar day
6-----benefits available on the 13th calendar day
7-----benefits available on the 15th calendar day
8-----benefits available on the 17th calendar day
9-----benefits available on the 19th calendar day
Benefits for approvals, replacements, supplementals, and lump sum restorations are available the day following the date the action is approved. However, for approvals or re-approvals for recipients who do not have an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card or for those who have requested a new EBT card, benefits cannot be accessed until the EBT card has been received, activated, and a personal identification number (PIN) selected.]