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 Illinois?

In Illinois, we cannot pick one day from the USDA chart. The usual window is 1st–10th, and some older cases on the 13th, 17th, or 20th. 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.

Simple answer

We cannot pick your Illinois day from the chart we have.

The chart says newer households fall between the 1st and the 10th, and older cases can keep the 13th, 17th, or 20th. It does not say which day is yours. Call the LINK line at 1-800-678-5465 or the DHS help line at 1-800-843-6154. Both numbers are printed in the USDA chart.

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.
4. Illinois prints 1-800-678-5465 for the LINK card and 1-800-843-6154 for the DHS help line in the USDA chart.

Where this day comes from

USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP monthly issuance schedule. Last checked 2026-10-16. The PDF says it was updated 2021-11-04. The web page that links it says it was updated 2024-07-26. We read both on 2026-10-16.

Other tools in Illinois

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

Last checked: October 16, 2026

Sources

USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP monthly issuance schedule The PDF says it was updated 2021-11-04. The web page that links it says it was updated 2024-07-26. We read both on 2026-10-16.

What changed

July 26, 2024. USDA updated the web page that links the monthly issuance schedule.
November 4, 2021. USDA dated the monthly issuance PDF.