The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending February payments to low-income Colorado households tomorrow.
Food stamps will be mailed Thursday through Feb. 10 in the Centennial State. The average payment per household member per month in Colorado is $181. About 540,300 people, or 9% of Colorado’s population, receive SNAP benefits.
A household of one can receive a maximum of $291, a household of five can receive up to $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. For each additional person, a household can receive up to $219. These amounts are based on recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.
Benefits are distributed on the date that corresponds to the last digit of a household’s Social Security number. For example, those with an SSN ending in 1 will receive payments on Thursday, those with an SSN ending in 4 will collect on Feb. 4, and so on. SNAP households that became eligible after Feb. 10 can still receive SNAP benefits for the month and do not have to wait until March.
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Benefits are loaded onto a prepaid Colorado Quest Card each month. The electronic benefits transfer card works like a debit card and can be used at grocery stores, farmers markets, and some online retailers.
The money is earmarked for buying groceries, snacks, fresh food, seeds, and plants. SNAP benefits cannot be used to buy non-food household items, tobacco products, alcohol, pet food, or prepared foods.
