Food stamps: Alaska January SNAP benefits worth up to $3,487 to arrive in five days

Every Alaska household receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will collect in five days.

Alaska sends payments to every SNAP-participating household, regardless of case number or last name, on the 1st of the month. The three other states that send out all payments on the 1st of the month are North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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In Alaska, households are split into three regions: Rural I, Rural II, and Urban. Each region produces a different maximum monthly payment.

For eligible households in the “Rural I” region, the maximum payment for a household of one is $477. A household of four can receive up to $1,591, and a household of eight can receive up to $2,865. For each additional person, a maximum of $368 is added.

For “Rural II” households, maximum payments are $581 for one, $1,937 for four, and $3,487 for eight, with $436 added for each additional member.

“Urban” region households will receive a maximum payment of $374 for a household of one, $1,248 for a household of four, and $2,246 for a household of eight. After eight, the program adds a maximum of $281 for each additional member.

Around 12% of the state’s population, or 92,100 people, receive food stamps in Alaska. The average payment per Alaskan household member per month is $271.

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The cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal 2024 increased SNAP benefit amounts for all states and territories. A list of amounts by state can be found here.

SNAP benefits are reloaded each month onto an electronic benefits transfer card. The EBT card in Alaska is called the Alaska Quest Card. Households can purchase groceries, snacks, and seeds or plants with food stamps, but they cannot buy alcohol, tobacco, vitamins, live animals, prepared foods, or any nonfood household items.