Helping Mississippians buy healthy food.
SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford nutritious food.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR SNAP?
Someone who typically qualifies for SNAP:
- Works for low wages
- Is unemployed, or works part-time
- Receives TANF, SSI, or other assistance payments
- Is elderly or disabled and lives on a small income
To receive SNAP benefits, your family must meet eligibility requirements, including income and resource limits. See the table below for income limits and maximum monthly benefit amounts.
Basics of SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the food they need. SNAP is a federal program operating at a local level through the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Benefits are provided on an easy-to-use Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card that can be swiped at the store.
Apply for SNAP
- Check your eligibility
- Learn how to apply
- Understand what happens after you apply
Current SNAP Recipients
- Your rights & responsibilities as a SNAP household
- How to use your benefits
- Resolve issues with SNAP
- Get help with your EBT card
Forms
- Find forms for SNAP applicants and clients
Special Populations
- Streamlined processes to better serve older Mississippians and people living with a disability
Retailers
- How to get started accepting EBT for payment
Additional Resources for SNAP Clients
Contact Us
Economic Assistance Eligibility Client Services
Need help with your SNAP or TANF case? Call our EAE Client Services team at 800-948-3050.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation.
The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:
1) mail: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314; or
2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3) email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. To view this statement in Spanish click here or in Vietnamese click here.