Follow these simple steps to apply for food stamp benefits.
Note:
If you have a disability or need help completing this
application, please let a worker know and someone will help
you.
Step 1:
Fill out as much of this application as you can, sign on
page 1, and return it to the local food stamp office. We
need at
least your name, address and signature.
If you are without
mone
y for food, you may be able to get emergency food
stamp benefits in three (3) days.You need to answer all
checked (
✔
) questions on all pages.
Step 2:
Y
ou will be scheduled for an interview with a food
stamp worker who will go over this application with you and
will
ask you more questions to complete the application process.
Step 3:
You must bring proof of identification and income to your
interview. You should bring other items as well, such as
rent
receipts, utility bills, or paycheck stubs. If you do not
report and
provide proof of expenses, no deduction from your income
will
be allowed for those expenses.
Food Stamp Benefits
Application For
➤
You can apply for and get food stamp benefits for eligible
family members, even if
your family includes other members who are not eligible
because of immigration
status. For example, immigrant parents may apply for food
stamp benefits for their
U.S. citizen or qualified immigrant children, even though
the parents may not be
eligible for benefits.
➤
You do not have to provide immigration status information,
social security numbers,
or documents for any family members who are not eligible for
food stamp benefits
because of immigration status and who are not asking for
food stamp benefits.
➤
Using food stamp benefits will not affect your immigration
status or the immigration
status of your family. Immigration information is private
and confidential.
