What if that day is a weekend or a holiday?

The chart we used gives a calendar day. It does not say the deposit moves earlier for a weekend or a holiday. We do not invent an early deposit.

How do I check the balance?

Use the phone number or website on the back of your EBT card. This site never asks for the card number, the PIN, or a login.

When will I get my food stamps in Connecticut?

In Connecticut, food stamps (SNAP) usually arrive on the 1st through the 8th. The usual window is 1st–8th. That day comes from the official chart cited on this page. Type only the digit or letter the chart uses. This page never asks for an EBT card number or a PIN. This site does not approve or deny benefits.

Simple answer

In Connecticut, food stamps (SNAP) usually arrive on the 1st through the 8th.

October 2026

Green is your day when we can find it. Pale days are other days this state uses.

Weekends and holidays

This chart uses the calendar day it prints. It does not say food stamps (SNAP) come a day early when that day is a weekend or a holiday. We will not make up an early-deposit rule.

How to check the balance

1. Turn the EBT card over. Use the phone number and the website printed there. That is the official state line.
2. Call it, or open the state app or site named on the card. You will need the card. Never type the PIN on this website.
3. Some private apps also show a balance. They are not the state. Do not type a PIN into a private app.

Where this day comes from

Connecticut Department of Social Services. Last checked 2026-10-16. DSS says the new schedule started March 1, 2026. The change notice is dated January 16, 2026. The older USDA chart still shows a 3-day last-name schedule. We use the state page.

USDA's full chart is also online. PDF updated 2021-11-04. USDA issuance schedule.

Other tools in Connecticut

Check SNAP work rules in Connecticut See SNAP limits in Connecticut Check benefits Connecticut cost and towns

Last checked: October 16, 2026

Sources

Connecticut Department of Social Services DSS says the new schedule started March 1, 2026. The change notice is dated January 16, 2026. The older USDA chart still shows a 3-day last-name schedule. We use the state page.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP monthly issuance schedule PDF dated 2021-11-04. Web page updated 2024-07-26.

What changed

October 16, 2026. DSS says the new schedule started March 1, 2026. The change notice is dated January 16, 2026. The older USDA chart still shows a 3-day last-name schedule. We use the state page.
July 26, 2024. USDA updated the web page that links the monthly issuance schedule.
November 4, 2021. USDA dated the monthly issuance PDF.