The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that April Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued early to some Illinois customers. April SNAP benefits will be loaded automatically on customers’ Link cards between April 1st and April 10th. SNAP recipients who typically receives their benefits after the 10th of the month, will receive their April benefits on April 10th. May benefits will return to the regular schedule. To reduce the time in between monthly SNAP issuances, IDHS created a new SNAP issuance schedule for March and April. There is no need for customers to visit the local IDHS offices or call their caseworkers. IDHS staff will be working in the upcoming days to implement the necessary changes to issue some SNAP benefits early. Customers will receive the normal amount of monthly SNAP benefits on their Link cards, the debit-like cards used to spend SNAP benefits and other cash assistance.