Colorado will issue payments to qualified low-income residents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in eight days for the month of September.

In Colorado, the SNAP program sends out benefits from Sept. 1 to Sept. 10, and the exact payment dates depend on the last digit of a food stamp recipient's Social Security number. For example, if a recipient’s SSN ends in a 1, their SNAP benefits will be available on the first of the month. If a recipient’s SSN ends in zero, payments will be allotted on the 10th of the month.

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The payment amount provided by SNAP benefits that Coloradans will get varies based on multiple factors such as household size and income, including 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.

Colorado households with income of less than 200% of the federal poverty level will most likely 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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Benefits are loaded monthly onto an electronic benefit transfer card, known as EBT, which can be used at qualifying stores like a debit card 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 through SNAP.

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