Food stamps: Final direct August Mississippi SNAP payment worth up to $1,116 goes out in five days
Rachel Schilke
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Mississippi residents who have not received their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments will collect their food stamps in five days as the program concludes its payments for the month of August.
The arrival of a household’s SNAP benefits depends on the last two digits of the case number. Typically, food stamps are reloaded onto an electronic benefits transfer card on the same day each month.
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The EBT card is similar to a debit card and can be used at grocery stores, farmers markets, and at some online retailers. The money is intended for purchasing healthy foods.
In Mississippi, SNAP benefits are issued between the 4th and the 21st of each month.
The average payment per household member per month is $171. Approximately 413,700 people, or 14% of the population, receive food stamps in the Magnolia State.
For a household of one, the estimated benefit is $281, and it is $740 for a household of three and $1,116 for a household of five. An additional $211 is included for each member over eight.
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Payments from the FoodShare program may be used to purchase bread, cereal, fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy, “snack foods,” nonalcoholic beverages, and seeds and plants to grow food from eligible stores.
Benefits from the state’s food stamps program may not be used for alcohol, hot foods, live animals, “food to be eaten in the store,” tobacco, medicine, vitamins, or other nonfood items.