The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude its round of payments for the month of August to Mississippi residents in six days.

Recipients usually see their SNAP benefits reloaded on the same day each month, with the date depending on the last two digits of a household's case number.

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In Mississippi, food stamps are issued between the fourth and the 21st of each month.

The average payment per household member per month is $171. Approximately 14% of the population (or 413,700 people) receives 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.

SNAP benefits are transferred to a prepaid electronic benefit transfer card each month. The EBT card works similarly 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.

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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, and other nonfood items.