Eligible residents in Maine will continue to receive payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next two days before the program wraps up for the month of September.

Food stamps are sent out to residents in the Pine Tree State beginning Sept. 10 and end on Thursday. Payments are sent out depending on a person's date of birth. A resident who becomes eligible on Thursday can still receive their benefits for the month.

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The maximum SNAP payments are $281 for a household of one, $939 for a household of four, and $1,691 for a household of eight. For additional household members, $211 is added. The average payment per household member per month in Maine is $168.

Approximately 12% of the population, or 161,800 people, receive food stamps in Maine.

Eligible SNAP households must make below a maximum annual income of $26,973 for a household of one or $65,009 for a household of five.

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Recipients born on days ending in 0 or 9 collected their benefits on Sunday, and those born on days ending in 1 or 8 received benefits on Monday. Those born on days ending in 2 or 3 will get their benefits on Tuesday, and those born on days ending in 4 or 7 receive their benefits on Wednesday. People born on days ending in 5 or 6 will see their monthly benefits on Thursday.

Food stamps are reloaded each month on a recipient's electronic benefits transfer card. The money is intended to be used for groceries and fresh food and can be purchased at participating online retailers, farmers markets, and grocery stores.