Idaho households will receive payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next nine days before the program wraps up for December.

In Idaho, SNAP benefits are sent out from the first through the 10th of each month, and they are sent out based on the last number of a recipient's birth year.

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Individuals or families who become eligible for SNAP benefits after their birth year's section has passed or after Dec. 10 will not need to wait until January to receive money for December.

The average payment per household member per month is $175. Approximately 124,100 people, about 6% of the population, receive food stamps in Idaho.

Households with birth years ending in one should have received payments on Friday.

Recipients with birth years ending in 2 or 3 will receive payments on Dec. 2 and 3, respectively. Households with birth years ending in 4, 5, or 6 will receive payments on Dec. 4, 5, and 6, respectively. Recipients with birth years ending in 7, 8, 9, or 0 will receive payments on Dec. 7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively.

A household of one can receive a maximum 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. A household can receive a maximum of $219 for each additional person after eight. These amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.

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SNAP benefit recipients will see the amount transferred to a prepaid electronic benefits transfer card called the Idaho Quest Card.

The Quest Card works similarly to a debit card and can be used at grocery stores and farmers markets or at 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, including tobacco products, alcohol, pet food, or prepared foods.