Food stamps: Utah January SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 arrive in two days

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending out benefits for January to Utah residents on Friday.

SNAP recipients in Utah collect food stamps over three days each month: the 5th, the 11th, and the 15th. Benefits are distributed based on the first letter of a household’s last name.

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Recipients with last names beginning with A through G will collect SNAP benefits on Friday, and recipients with last names beginning with H through O should collect SNAP benefits on Jan. 11. Recipients with last names beginning with P through Z should receive SNAP benefits on Jan. 15.

The average payment per household member per month is $179. Approximately 5% of the Utah population, or 156,300 people, receives food stamps.

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. Those amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.

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Benefits are loaded on a prepaid electronic benefits transfer card each month, which in Utah is called the Utah Horizon Card. It works like 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.