Tuesday is the last day the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will send out payments to Minnesota residents for February.
Food stamps are delivered to residents in the North Star State from Feb. 4 to Feb. 13. SNAP benefits are sent out based on the last digit of a recipient’s case number.
Those with a case number ending in 3 should collect their benefits on Tuesday. All other beneficiaries with case numbers 0 through 2 and 4 through 9 should have already received their SNAP benefits.
A household of one can receive a maximum of $291, a household of five can receive a maximum of $1,155, and a household of eight can receive a maximum of $1,751. A household can receive a maximum of $219 for each additional person after eight. These amounts are based on the recent cost-of-living adjustments for 2023-24.
Nearly 8% of the state’s population, around 435,900 Minnesotans, receive SNAP benefits. The average payment per household member each month is $157.
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SNAP benefits are reloaded on an electronic benefit transfer card each month. Food stamps are intended to be used for healthy foods at participating grocery stores, farmers markets, and some online retailers.
The money should be used to purchase groceries, snacks, fresh food, seeds, and plants. Benefits cannot be used to buy alcohol, tobacco products, vitamins, live animals, prepared foods, or any nonfood household items.
