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 February 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 REPLACEMENT BENEFIT REQUESTS
SNAP households in the following remaining counties who suffered a loss as a result of the winter storm have until February 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
Before applying for SNAP Replacement benefits, please review these four items:
1. SNAP Replacement is ONLY available to current SNAP clients.
2. The amount of replacement benefits received will NOT exceed the amount you currently receive.
3. Food loss must be the result of a weather-related power outage lasting more than 4 hours or an event such as tornadoes, floods or snow.
4. Submission of the replacement benefit attestation is a legal request for benefits that should be truthful and accurate.
The application may be downloaded and submitted via the secure document upload feature on the MDHS website at SNAP Replacement Benefits - Mississippi Department of Human Services.
For the latest information and updates:
• Visit https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/weather-updates-office-closures/
• Follow MDHS on official social media channels
• Monitor local news outlets
