Residents of Colorado who receive payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will stop collecting benefits in two days.

Colorado SNAP households receive food stamps from the 1st of the month until the 10th of the month. Those who join the SNAP program for Colorado after Nov. 10 can still receive benefits for the month and will not need to wait until December. Payments are sent out based on the last digit of a household's Social Security number.

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Households with a last SSN digit of 1-8 should have received SNAP benefits by Wednesday. Those with a last SSN digit of 9 should collect payments on Thursday, and those with a last SSN digit of 0 should collect benefits on Friday.

The average payment per household member per month in Colorado is $181. Approximately 540,300 people, or 9% of Colorado's population, receive SNAP benefits in the state.

A household of one can receive a maximum amount of $291, a household of five can receive a maximum of $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. For each additional person, a household can receive a maximum of $219. These amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.

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Benefits are loaded onto a prepaid electronic benefits transfer card each month. In Colorado, the EBT card is called the "Colorado Quest Card." The Quest Card works similarly to a debit card and can be used at grocery stores, farmers markets, and some online retailers.

The money is intended for purchasing groceries, snacks, fresh food, seeds, and plants. SNAP benefits cannot be used to purchase nonfood household items, tobacco products, alcohol, pet food, or prepared foods.