Economic Assistance Archives - Mississippi Department of Human Services

Approximately 466,000 Mississippi Children to Receive P-EBT Benefits This Fall

Vanessa Lowe2022-08-01T20:41:06+00:00

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) have received federal approval to distribute Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to approximately 466,000 Mississippi children who participated in the National School Lunch Program or were under six (6) and received SNAP benefits during the 2021-22 school year or [...]

Approximately 466,000 Mississippi Children to Receive P-EBT Benefits This FallVanessa Lowe2022-08-01T20:41:06+00:00

Change in SNAP Cases due to increase in Federal Benefits

Morgan Stewart2021-12-21T17:14:34+00:00

JANUARY 2022 THERE MAY BE A CHANGE IN YOUR CASE DUE TO INCREASES IN SOME FEDERAL BENEFITS Some Federal Benefits, such as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans Benefits (VA) or Railroad Retirement, may increase due to a cost-of-living adjustment. If your household income goes up because of this increase, the amount of SNAP [...]

Change in SNAP Cases due to increase in Federal BenefitsMorgan Stewart2021-12-21T17:14:34+00:00

MDHS Announces Additional Benefits for December

Vanessa Lowe2021-11-30T20:57:58+00:00

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, households currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be eligible for a supplemental benefit for December 2021. December will also be a 'transition' month before going back to standard SNAP benefit allotments for all households. After that time, you will receive your regular monthly benefit pre-pandemic. SNAP households [...]

MDHS Announces Additional Benefits for DecemberVanessa Lowe2021-11-30T20:57:58+00:00

P-EBT School Year 2020 – 2021 has been issued

Morgan Stewart2021-11-04T14:41:08+00:00

The Mississippi Department of Human Services and the Mississippi Department of Education have issued P-EBT benefits for the 2020-21 school year. Approximately 185,000 Mississippi students will receive these P-EBT benefits because they were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and attended a school that had a predominately hybrid or virtual schedule for at least one [...]

P-EBT School Year 2020 – 2021 has been issuedMorgan Stewart2021-11-04T14:41:08+00:00

P-EBT Call Center Expands hours of Operation

Vanessa Lowe2021-11-04T14:42:11+00:00

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Human Services P-EBT call center will begin additional hours of operation Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The new call center hours of operation are 8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Monday – Friday. MDHS continues to update the website with updated P-EBT FAQs: https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/pandemic-ebt-p-ebt/. Parents and guardians may be able to [...]

P-EBT Call Center Expands hours of OperationVanessa Lowe2021-11-04T14:42:11+00:00

14,000 P-EBT Cards Deactivated in Error

Morgan Stewart2021-10-26T15:51:51+00:00

This morning, The Mississippi Department of Human Services and the Mississippi Department of Education were notified that our P-EBT card processing partner mistakenly deactivated 14,000+ P-EBT cards for children with an apostrophe in their first or last name on October 25. A new P-EBT card has already been issued for each of the children affected. [...]

14,000 P-EBT Cards Deactivated in ErrorMorgan Stewart2021-10-26T15:51:51+00:00

MDHS Announces Additional Benefits for November

Vanessa Lowe2021-10-25T14:33:22+00:00

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, households currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be eligible for a supplemental benefit for November 2021. Similar benefits were provided for certified SNAP households for the previous months. SNAP households that have been certified based on meeting income and resource requirements are eligible to receive the [...]

MDHS Announces Additional Benefits for NovemberVanessa Lowe2021-10-25T14:33:22+00:00

P-EBT Card Activation Update

Vanessa Lowe2021-10-04T20:37:01+00:00

(Jackson, Miss.) – Families across Mississippi have begun to receive P-EBT cards for their eligible children. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is reminding parents of the process to activate their child’s card. To activate the P-EBT card for each child, please call 1-866-512-5087. This phone number is printed on the back of [...]

P-EBT Card Activation UpdateVanessa Lowe2021-10-04T20:37:01+00:00

340,000 Mississippi Children to Benefit from P-EBT

Vanessa Lowe2021-10-04T17:41:39+00:00

(Jackson, Miss.) – Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Human Services will be releasing approximately $246 million in P-EBT benefits to Mississippi children by late October 2021, through two lump-sum payments: first for Summer 2021 and second for the 2020-21 school year. Summer P-EBT is designed to meet the nutrition needs of children throughout the summer [...]

340,000 Mississippi Children to Benefit from P-EBTVanessa Lowe2021-10-04T17:41:39+00:00

MDHS puts $550 million into Mississippi’s economy during first half of 2021

Morgan Stewart2021-07-13T19:34:39+00:00

SNAP disbursements are federal dollars that go straight into the state’s economy (Jackson, Miss.) – As part of its ongoing effort to provide benefits for those in need and provide economic contribution to the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) injected $550,129,035 into the state’s economy over the first six months of [...]

MDHS puts $550 million into Mississippi’s economy during first half of 2021Morgan Stewart2021-07-13T19:34:39+00:00