SNAP payment schedule
Maine SNAP payment schedule
Maine issues regular monthly SNAP benefits over five days, the 10th through the 14th, based on the last digit of the day of the month the recipient (primary cardholder) was born: birth day ending in 0 or 9 = 10th, 1 or 8 = 11th, 2 or 3 = 12th, 4 or 7 = 13th, 5 or 6 = 14th (e.g., born on the 10th, 20th or 30th of any month = the 10th; born on the 1st, 11th, 21st or 31st = the 11th).
Schedule
Based on: last digit of the day of the month the recipient (primary cardholder) was born
| If yours is | Benefits arrive on |
|---|---|
| 0 | the 10th |
| 9 | the 10th |
| 1 | the 11th |
| 8 | the 11th |
| 2 | the 12th |
| 3 | the 12th |
| 4 | the 13th |
| 7 | the 13th |
| 5 | the 14th |
| 6 | the 14th |
Official source
Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office for Family Independence (OFI)
- fna.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/Monthly-Issuance-Schedule-All-States.pdf
- fna.usda.gov/snap/monthly-issuance-schedule
- maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/144c301-2026-133-NSC.docx
- maine.gov/dhhs/oms/member-resources/ebt-vendor-transition-and-temporary-system-outage-planned-july-26-27-2025-07-18
- maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-directs-maine-dhhs-issue-full-snap-benefits-november-2025-11-07
Checked Wednesday, October 7, 2026. All states · Other payment dates.