Low-income residents in New Jersey will receive their February payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next three days.

Food stamps are sent out from Thursday to Monday to all SNAP-participating households. The average payment per household member per month in the Garden State is $179. Approximately 857,300 people, or 9% of New Jersey’s population, receive SNAP benefits.

Benefits are sent out based on the seventh digit of a household’s case number.

Those with a case number ending in 1 or 2 should have collected their money on Thursday. Case numbers ending in 3 or 4 will collect it on Friday, case numbers ending in 5 or 6 will collect it on Saturday, case numbers ending in 7 or 8 will collect it on Sunday, and case numbers ending in 9 or 0 will collect it on Monday.

A household of one can receive a maximum of $291, a household of five can receive up to $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. For each additional person, a household can receive up to $219. These amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.

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The benefits are loaded on a prepaid Families First Card each month. The electronic benefits transfer card works like a debit card and can be used at grocery stores, farmers markets, and some online retailers.

The money is intended for purchasing groceries, snacks, fresh food, seeds, and plants. SNAP benefits cannot be used to buy nonfood household items, tobacco products, alcohol, pet food, or prepared foods.