The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will send out its final round of August payments to Mississippi residents in four days.

In Mississippi, SNAP benefits are issued between the fourth and the 21st of each month.

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The specific arrival date for a household's SNAP benefits depends on the last two digits of the case number. Typically, food stamps are reloaded onto an electronic benefit transfer card on the same day each month.

The maximum benefit is $281 for a household of one, $740 for a household of three, and $1,116 for a household of five. An additional $211 is included for each member over eight.

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.

SNAP benefits can be used at grocery stores, farmers markets, and at some online retailers. The money is intended for purchasing healthy foods using the EBT card, which works similarly to a debit card.

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Payments from the 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.

Food stamps may not be used for alcohol, hot foods, live animals, "food to be eaten in the store," tobacco, medicine, vitamins, or other nonfood items.