JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announces that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved mass replacement benefits for CURRENT Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in the 15 hardest-hit counties.
A separate waiver extending the period to request replacement benefits has already been granted until Feb. 23, 2026, for residents in the additional 28 counties impacted by Winter Storm Fern.
Mass replacement benefits
Households in the 15 counties listed below do not need to submit a MDHS-EA-508 Form to receive replacement benefits. Eligible clients in these counties will be issued benefits automatically.
Timing of issuance may vary. Clients in the following counties are encouraged to monitor their accounts over the next few weeks for receipt of benefits:
• Alcorn County
• Choctaw County
• Claiborne County
• Grenada County
• Holmes County
• Humphreys County
• Lafayette County
• Montgomery County
• Panola County
• Sharkey County
• Tallahatchie County
• Tippah County
• Tishomingo County
• Yalobusha County
• Yazoo County
Extended deadline for re-placement benefit requests
SNAP households in the following remaining counties who suffered a loss as a result of the winter storm have until Feb. 23, 2026, to request replacement benefits:
• Adams County
• Attala County
• Benton County
• Bolivar County
• Calhoun County
• Carroll County
• Chickasaw County
• Coahoma County
• Desoto County
• Issaquena County
• Itawamba County
• Jefferson County
• Lee County
• Leflore County
• Lowndes County
• Madison County
• Marshall County
• Pontotoc County
• Prentiss County
• Quitman County
• Sunflower County
• Tate County
• Tunica County
• Union County
• Warren County
• Washington County
• Webster County
• Wilkinson County
For the latest information and updates about SNAP:
•Visit the website at https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/ weather-updates-office-closures/.
• Follow MDHS on official social media channels.
• Monitor local news.
