Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its February payments, worth up to $1,751, in 17 days.

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

The household sizes of recipients determine the sizes of their SNAP payments. 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.

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.

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.