Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its February payments, worth up to $1,751, in 11 days.

Montana‘s SNAP payments are distributed over five days each month, starting on the 2nd. February’s payments will be disbursed from Feb. 2 to Feb. 6. The dates recipients get their payment depend on their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name.

To qualify for SNAP payments in Montana, a single-person household cannot have a net monthly income above $1,215, and an eight-person household cannot have a net monthly income above $4,214.

The household sizes of recipients determine their SNAP payment amount. Single-person households receive $291 per month, while eight-person households receive up to $1,751 per month. In households larger than eight, $219 is added for each additional person.

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

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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 a monthly stipend.

SNAP is active across all states and Washington, D.C.