Food stamps: Utah December SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 end Friday

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will stop sending out benefits for the month of December to Utah residents on Friday.

Food stamps are sent out to SNAP-participating households in Utah over three days each month: the fifth, the 11th, and the 15th. Benefits are distributed based on the first letter of a recipient’s last name.

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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.

Recipients with last names beginning with A through G should have received SNAP benefits on Dec. 5, and recipients with last names beginning with H through O should have received SNAP benefits on Monday. Recipients with last names beginning with P through Z should receive SNAP benefits on Friday.

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

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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.