Overview
The Alaska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food benefits to low-income households through the Alaska Quest card.
The amount a household receives each month depends on the household's countable income and size of the household. Eligible households use SNAP benefits to buy food products from authorized stores statewide.
Eligible applicants must pass income and assets tests.
Alaska has special rules that allow for higher SNAP benefits in rural areas, and the use of benefits to purchase certain hunting and fishing subsistence supplies.
The federal government funds 100% of the SNAP benefit. The State pays 75% of the operating costs for SNAP in Alaska.