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

SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. The payments start going out on March 2 and run through March 6. Recipients get their payments on days according to 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 exceeding $1,215, and an eight-person household cannot have a net monthly income exceeding $4,214.

Household sizes determine recipients’ SNAP payment amounts. 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., with some variations among the programs.