Benefits are made available from the 3rd to the 21th of every month, based on the last digit of the recipient’s ID #:
 
Recipient ID # ends in: 0=benefits available on the 3rd of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 1 = benefits available on the 5th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 2 = benefits available on the 7th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 3 = benefits available on the 9th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 4 = benefits available on the 11th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 5 = benefits available on the 13th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 6 = benefits available on the 15th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 7 = benefits available on the 17th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 8 = benefits available on the 19th of the month
Recipient ID # ends in: 9 = benefits available on the 21st of the month

Recipients will receive their SNAP benefits up to one day later each month for 1 to 11 months starting in January 2011. The day recipients get their benefits will still depend on the last digit of their recipient ID number. Not everybody’s date will change every month but most will, especially in the first few months.

Visit http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/Mailing_2011-03_337799_7.pdf for details.