FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM - SNAP INFORMATION
The food stamps program or SNAP is a federal program that provides assistance to individuals and families who need help getting by month by month in America.
If approved, you'll receive an electronic card (like a bank card) that you use to buy nutritious food. The SNAP card is accepted by most grocery stores.
ELIGIBLE FOOD
- Cereals, bread, bakery cakes
- Dairy products
- Fruits and vegetables
- Meats, poultry and fish
- Plants or seeds that produce food to eat
- Soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack crackers, ice cream
NON ELIGIBLE FOOD
- Alcohol (Beer, wine, whiskey, liquor)
- Cigarettes or tobacco
- Food that will be eaten in the store
- Hot foods
- Pet food
- Live animals
- Vitamins and medicines
- Non food products (Soaps and paper products, Household supplies)
FOOD STAMPS ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for SNAP Benefits:
Applicant must meet the criteria set by the USDA SNAP Eligibility Requirements.
Provide all the required documentation
Assets such as bank accounts should not exceed $2000. Or $3000 if the home has an elderly or disabled occupant.
Adults who are residing in the current household must meet the program’s work requirements
Personal vehicle, personal property or personal real estate may not disqualify a family from receiving these benefits
Households gross monthly income must be at or below 130% of the Federal poverty guidelines to qualify for the food stamps program. Net monthly income should be 100% or less, after allowable deductions.
- Household size: 1 - Gross monthly income: $1,180 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $ 908 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 2 - Gross monthly income: $1,594 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $1,226 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 3 - Gross monthly income: $2,008 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $1,545 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 4 - Gross monthly income: $2,422 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $1,863 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 5 - Gross monthly income: $2,836 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $2,181 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 6 - Gross monthly income: $3,249 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $2,500 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 7 - Gross monthly income: $3,663 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $2,818 (100% of poverty)
- Household size: 8 - Gross monthly income: $4,077 (130% of poverty) - Net monthly income: $3,136 (100% of poverty)
EXAMPLES OF INCOME COUNTED BY THE SNAP PROGRAM
- Alimony payments
- Child support payments
- Dividends
- Fellowships and veterans’ educational benefits
- Gross income from employment
- Interest and similar payments
- Old age, survivor’s or strike benefits
- Pensions
- Public assistance payments
- Retirement or disability benefits
- Unemployment compensation
- Veterans benefits
- Workers compensation
APPLY FOR FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM - OFFICES CONTACT
Alabama - Phone: 334-242-1700
Alaska - Phone: 907-465-3347
Arizona - Phone: 1-800-352-8401
Arkansas - Phone: 1-800-482-8988 501-682-8269
California - Phone: 877-847-FOOD (3663)
Colorado - Phone: 1-800-536-5298
Connecticut - Phone: 1-800-842-1508
Delaware - Phone: 800-464-4357302-255-9500
District of Columbia - Phone: 202-724-5506
Florida - Phone: 1-866-762-2237
Georgia - Phone: 1-800-869-1150 (outside metro area) 404-657-9358 (inside metro area)
Hawaii - Phone: 808-643-1643
Idaho 211 or Phone: 1-800-926-2588
Illinois - Phone: 1 800-843-6154 TTY: - Phone: 1-800-447-6404
Indiana - Phone: 1-800-622-4932 - Phone: 1-888-403-0864
Kansas - Phone: 1-888-369-4777
Kentucky - Phone: 1-800-372-2973
Louisiana - Phone: 1-888-524-3578
Maine - Phone: 1-800-442-6003
Maryland - Phone: 1-800-332-6347 - 410-767-7327
Massachusetts - Phone: 1-866-950-3663
Michigan - Phone: 1-855-275-6424
Minnesota - Phone: 1-888-711-1151
Mississippi - Phone: 1-800-948-3050
Missouri - Phone: 1-800-392-1261
Montana - Phone: 1-800-332-2272
Nebraska - Phone: 1-800-383-4278
Nevada - Phone: 1-800-992-0900 or 775-684-0615 (ext. 40500)
New Hampshire - Phone: 1-800-852-3345 (ext. 4238) 603-271-6941 local - Phone: 1-800-852-3345 ext. 6941
New Jersey - Phone: 1-800-687-9512609-588-2405
New Mexico - Phone: 1-888-473-3676 505-827-7783
New York - Phone: 1-800-342-3009 Upstate - Phone: 1-877-472-8411 NYC only
North Carolina - Phone: 1-800-662-7030
North Dakota - Phone: 1 800-755-2716
Ohio - Phone: 1-866-244-0071
Oklahoma - Phone: 405-521-3444 - 405-525-4850
Oregon 211 or - Phone: 1-800-723-3638
Pennsylvania - Phone: 1-800-692-7462 TDD - Phone: 1-800-451-5886
Rhode Island - Phone: 401-462-5300
South Carolina - Phone: 1-800-768-5700
South Dakota - Phone: 1-877-999-5612
Tennessee - Phone: 1-866-311-4287
Texas 211 or Phone: 512-973-9203 option 21-877-787-8999
Utah - Phone: 1-866-526-3663
Vermont - Phone: 1-800-479-6151
Virginia - Phone: 1-800-552-3431 or 804-692-2198
Washington - Phone: 1-877-501-2233
West Virginia - Phone: 1-800-642-8589
Wisconsin - Phone: 1-800-362-3002
Wyoming - Phone: 1-800-457-3659
TERRITORIES
Guam - Phone: 671-735-7245
Puerto Rico - Phone: 877-991-01011-787-724-7373
Virgin Islands - Phone: 1-340-774-2399
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM
- Social Security number for each person in the household.
- Proof of identification: driver’s license, passport, Social Security card, etc.
- Proof of Income: check stubs and/or income tax return
- Proof of Resources: most recent bank statement, car registration
- Proof that you live in the County: utility bills, copy of lease, driver’s license, etc.
- Proof of Rent or Mortgage Expenses: Lease agreement or mortgage payment, bank statement or canceled checks
- Proof of Medical Expenses: If over 60 years old or receiving certain disability payments, bring copies of bills
- Proof of Utility Expenses.
- Proof of status, if not born in the United States. (Children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S. may be eligible for SNAP program.
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