SNAP Benefits Bonus Available For 580,000 Americans

SNAP recipients in Colorado can get extra benefits this summer providing they make healthy purchases, state officials have announced.

Why It Matters

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits , commonly known as food stamps, are provided to low- and no-income families across the U.S. to help them with the cost of groceries.

Colorado has around 584,000 SNAP recipients —10 percent of its population — all of whom are eligible for the boost.

What To Know

SNAP participants can get up to $60 per month via a dollar-for-dollar match on fruits and vegetables bought from participating retailers as part of the Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus program.

Last summer, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), in collaboration with Nourish Colorado, launched a pilot of the electr