Additional SNAP Benefits Coming to Connecticut Households

September 15, 2020

While the primary focus of Connecticut families for the past several months has been on health and safety, food insecurity has also been a major concern that cannot be ignored. With many still unemployed due to the pandemic, Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have played a major role in keeping many Connecticut households from going hungry.

To that end, over $16.5 million in additional SNAP benefits will be provided to thousands of state SNAP recipients on Thursday, September 17.

More than 109,000 Connecticut households are not currently receiving the maximum allowable benefit for their household size. These emergency funds will allow eligible households to obtain the maximum allotment. See the chart below for the maximum benefit allotment for each household. (NOTE: For households that number nine or more, add $146 for each additional person.)

SNAP allotments

An average of $153 will be transferred to the EBT cards of eligible SNAP recipients on September 17. For further information regarding SNAP, please visit www.ct.gov/SNAP.