Colorado's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will distribute payments to qualified residents for September in three days, providing grocery aid to low-income households.

SNAP benefits, which are known as food stamps, are issued to low-income families and residents to help with grocery purchases every month. In Colorado, the program runs from Sept. 1 to Sept. 10, and the exact payment dates depend on the last digit of a SNAP recipient's Social Security number.

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Recipients will typically see their payments around the same time every month, according to the 2023 schedule.

The payments are loaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card, which can be used like a debit card at qualifying stores to purchase eligible grocery items, such as bread, dairy products, meat and poultry, and drink items. Pet food, alcohol, and household items such as soap and paper products are ineligible for purchase.

The amount of benefits Coloradans will get is dependent on multiple factors, such as household size, income, earned income, and unearned income. The maximum payment for one person is $281 per month. The maximum payment for a four-person family is $939, and a household of eight could receive a maximum payment of $1,691. For every additional member after that, the program will add a maximum of $211.

Most Colorado households with income of less than 200% of the federal poverty level will be eligible for SNAP. A household of one has a gross income limit of $2,266 a month, while a household of four is limited to $4,626, and a household of eight is maxed out at $7,772.

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Around 540,300 people, or roughly 9% of Colorado's population, receive food stamps in the state, according to 2022 data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Those interested in applying for SNAP benefits have multiple options to submit their application, through MyCOBenefits, and, once accepted, residents can maintain their benefits on their PEAK account on colorado.gov.