Check out the New York EBT guide for answers to your food stamp questions.
Monthly benefit deposit schedule.
Your EBT deposit date depends on if you live in New York City or if you live in another part of New York State. They load benefits on different dates.
New York City
In NYC, benefits are sent out during the first two weeks of the month, over the 13 days that are not Sundays or holidays.
The specific dates change from one month to the next, so NYC publishes a six-month schedule showing the exact availability dates.
When looking at the schedule, here is what you need to know:
- The "Toe Digit" is the last digit of your case number
- SNAP (food stamps) are always under the "A" column
Click here to see the current NYC deposit schedule
All other counties
In all other counties outside NYC, benefits are sent out over the first 9 days of every month, based on the last digit of your case number.
If your:
| Case number ends in | Benefits available |
|---|---|
| 0 or 1 | 1st of the month |
| 2 | 2nd of the month |
| 3 | 3rd of the month |
| 4 | 4th of the month |
| 5 | 5th of the month |
| 6 | 6th of the month |
| 7 | 7th of the month |
| 8 | 8th of the month |
| 9 | 9th of the month |