Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its May payments, worth up to $1,751, in 16 days.

Beginning on May 2, SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name.

May’s payments will be distributed from May 2-6.

To qualify for SNAP payments in Montana, a single-person household must have a net monthly income under $1,215, and an eight-person household must have a net monthly income under $4,214.

Recipients’ SNAP payment amounts are determined by household size. Single-person households receive $291 per month, while eight-person households receive up to $1,751 per month. In households that exceed eight people, $219 is added for each additional person.

SNAP benefits can be used at all participating locations, including farmers markets and grocery stores. The payments are automatically loaded on electronic benefits transfer cards.

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Created through the 1964 Food Stamp Act as one of President Lyndon B. Johnson‘s Great Society programs, SNAP aims to improve the nutrition of those in poverty by providing monthly stipends.

SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C., with some variations across the programs.