The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish sending payments for Kansas households receiving SNAP in one day.

In the Sunflower State, SNAP benefits are sent out from the 1st through the 10th of each month, and specific arrival dates are based on the first letter of a recipient’s last name.

Households with last names beginning with A through V should have collected food stamps by Tuesday. Those with last names beginning with W, X, Y, and Z should collect benefits on Wednesday.

Individuals or families who become eligible for SNAP benefits after Jan. 10 will not need to wait until February to receive money for January.

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.

The average payment per household member per month is $171. Approximately 195,800 people, about 7% of the population, receive food stamps in Kansas.

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

The EBT 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.