Economic Assistance – Mississippi Department of Human Service

MDHS Announces additional benefits for January

Morgan Stewart 2020-12-29T20:02:30+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 January 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 supplement [...]

MDHS Announces additional benefits for January Morgan Stewart 2020-12-29T20:02:30+00:00

SNAP Update

Morgan Stewart 2020-12-04T16:08:38+00:00

THERE MAY BE A CHANGE IN YOUR CASE DUE TO INCREASES IN SOME FEDERAL BENEFITS JANUARY 2021 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 [...]

SNAP Update Morgan Stewart 2020-12-04T16:08:38+00:00

MDHS Announces additional benefits for December

Morgan Stewart 2020-11-25T15:21:16+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 2020. 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 supplement [...]

MDHS Announces additional benefits for December Morgan Stewart 2020-11-25T15:21:16+00:00

MDHS Announces additional benefits for November

Morgan Stewart 2020-10-26T12:44:05+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 2020. 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 supplement [...]

MDHS Announces additional benefits for November Morgan Stewart 2020-10-26T12:44:05+00:00

MDHS Announces additional benefits for October

Morgan Stewart 2020-10-01T19:06:02+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 October 2020. 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 supplement [...]

MDHS Announces additional benefits for October Morgan Stewart 2020-10-01T19:06:02+00:00

MDHS announces additional benefits for September

Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:45:52+00:00

In the continuing effort to assist households during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved Mississippi’s request to provide Emergency Allotments (supplements) for the month of September 2020 to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. For SNAP cases with a paid benefit for the month of September, emergency supplements will [...]

MDHS announces additional benefits for September Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:45:52+00:00

SNAP Online Purchasing Guide

Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:46:13+00:00

SNAP Online Purchasing allows households to purchase food using SNAP benefits online. The online shopping and payment option is required to be secure, private, easy to use, and provide similar support to that found for SNAP transactions in a retail store. No, not all FNS approved retailers are authorized to accept EBT online. [...]

SNAP Online Purchasing Guide Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:46:13+00:00

MDHS launches Online Food Purchase Program statewide for SNAP recipients

Vanessa Lowe 2020-09-01T16:47:01+00:00

(Jackson, Miss.) –Mississippians in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households are now able to make online food purchases using their benefits. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow online purchasing of food by SNAP households. After testing with the two nationally approved vendors, Amazon and [...]

MDHS launches Online Food Purchase Program statewide for SNAP recipients Vanessa Lowe 2020-09-01T16:47:01+00:00

MDHS announces additional benefits for August

Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:48:25+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 August 2020. 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 supplement [...]

MDHS announces additional benefits for August Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:48:25+00:00

PEBT Most Frequently Asked Questions

Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:49:47+00:00

Eligibility for PEBT was determined by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). Student demographic information received during their last data collection was provided to MDHS by MDE in June 2020. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) is working with public and private schools to issue Pandemic EBT (PEBT) benefits based on all of [...]

PEBT Most Frequently Asked Questions Morgan Stewart 2020-09-01T16:49:47+00:00