The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamping Program, provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the food they need for good health.
SNAP is a federal program administered locally by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
On a national scale, SNAP is the largest programmed in the national hunger safety network.
SNAP is meant to be an income supplement to help ensure that nutritional needs are met.
Mississippi residents facing food insecurity are being asked to apply for the program.
Help is available for people who are struggling to put food on the table.
Those eligible for SNAP include individuals who:
work for low wages are unemployed or work part-timereceive TANF, SSI or other support paymentsare elderly or disabled and live on a small incomeThe use of a SNAP pre-screening tool, available through the Food and Nutrition Service, does not determine whether a household qualifies for SNAP, but can be used to give you an idea of how suitability is determined.
Access the SNAP pre-screening tool.
EBT stands for Electronic Benefits Transfer.
This is a way to ensure the benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program without paper coupons.
Using a plastic card that works like a debit card, receivers can access their benefits at retail point-of-sale devices.
Each household receiving the Mississippi SNAP allowance will receive an EBT card.