Where can I find out how to apply for assistance with foodstamps?

Question

Where can I find out how to apply for assistance with foodstamps?

Answer 1

Applying for foodstamps can be done here

http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/applicant_re...

the link has all of the information and the application for you to fill out

Answer 2

You dont say what state you are in.  So contact your jobs and family service for an appointment. Look in your phone book under your county and then jobs and family service for your local. if you cant find that call the child support agent they should be able to give you the number.

How do I apply?

Apply Online!

Now there are two ways to apply online. The Virtual Gateway Food Stamp Application, a web-based service introduced by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, enables community agencies, health centers, and other social service agencies to assist their clients in applying for food stamps online. If you would like help applying online, See a partial list of agencies by clicking here.

Any Massachusetts resident can now apply online from home, a library, school or work, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week whenever it's most convienient for them. Applicants will be directed to complete a simple screening form to estimate eligibility. You can also estimate eligibility on this website by using our simple to use eligibility calculator. The food stamp application can then be completed and sent electronically to the local DTA office where it is processed. In a few days, a DTA worker will contact the applicant to schedule an interview and request certain documents. To find the online application, go to www.mass.gov/dta and under "Key Resources" click "Apply Online".

Project Bread can still help you assist clients in applying for Food Stamps. Our website, www.gettingfoodstamps.org, is an excellent way to screen clients, using the website's calculator or just call our toll-free FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333.

Apply for food stamps online at neighborhood agencies!

   To apply for food stamps, you will need to either drop off your application in person at your local DTA office or send it there by mail or fax. To find your local DTA office, click here. To save time and help your application go faster, it is best to either bring all of the needed verifications the first time you go to DTA or send copies of them with your application.

For a list of the documents you will need to gather, click here.

You will be assigned a caseworker when your application is received by DTA. This is the person you will work with until your application is complete. Your caseworker is the person you should call when you have questions about your account. And if you need to provide new documents to DTA in the future, you should give them to this same caseworker. For example, if you change jobs, you will need to send your caseworker new copies of your pay stubs.

If you are getting emergency food stamps, DTA must give you food stamps no later than 7 days after they receive your application.

If you are getting regular food stamps, DTA must give you food stamps no later than 30 days after they receive your application.

The documents you will need to give to DTA

   When you apply for food stamp benefits, you will be asked to provide DTA with proof of certain income, expenses and other information. You only need to prove information that applies to your household.

After your interview, your worker will give you a list of documents you will need to provide. Pay stubs, utility bills and other papers must not be more that four weeks old from the day that you turn in the Food Stamp Benefits Application. Below is a list of some of the information you will be asked to prove. The list includes some examples of documents for your convenience, but other documents can be accepted.

To be considered for food stamp benefits you must provide proof of the following:

Identity - of the person making the application: driver’s license, birth certificate or other proof of identity.

Residency - Proof of where you live: mortgage, rental agreement, utility bill or other document.

Non-Citizen Status - for all non-citizens who eat together and are applying for food stamp benefits: alien registration card or other proof that INS knows you are living in the U.S.

Gross Income - for all members of the household who eat together. Examples of acceptable proof of income are:

Earned Income: Pay stubs or written statement from employer showing income before taxes for the past four weeks

Unearned Income: Most recent copy of Social Security check or copy of award letter; proof of unemployment, workers’ compensation, pension, child support, alimony, TAFDC.

Self-Employment: Most recent federal tax return (Schedule C Form) or last three months of business records.

Rental Income: If you get paid by someone who rents a room or apartment from you, a copy of the lease agreement, or statement from your tenant showing the amount of rent paid. Also your mortgage, tax bill, homeowner’s insurance, water and sewerage bills and other business expenses.

In order to get the most benefits you are entitled to, you must also provide proof of the following expenses. If you do not provide proof of these expenses, you may miss out on special deductions that could have increased your food stamp benefits. These are the only deductions that are allowed.

Housing Expenses - Proof of your housing expenses: if you own your home, mortgage statement, taxes, insurance; or, if you rent, a rent receipt, lease agreement or other proof of your rent

Utility Expenses - Proof that you pay for heating/cooling, other utilities (gas or electric), telephone or that your receive fuel assistance.

Child Support Payments - If you make child support payments to someone not living with you, proof of the legal obligation to make the payment and the amount paid.

Medical Expenses - If you or anyone in your household is age 60 or older or has a certified disability, DTA can deduct certain medical expenses you pay from your countable income. This includes co-payments or premiums on health insurance, dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aid batteries, prescription medications, doctor-prescribed pain relievers, vitamins and other over-the-counter drugs, and transportation that you pay for to get to medical service.

Child Care or Adult Dependent Care Expenses - Written statement from your care provider, or a canceled check or money order paid to the care provider.

For more information about the documents you will need to bring to DTA, call the FoodSource Hotline at 800-645-8333 (TTY 800-377-1292).

here is so example information:

What if I need medical care but can't afford it?

Indian River County Health Department provides medical care to all Indian River County residents, with payment based on an established sliding fee scale.  Based on eligibility, those patients who have very low or no income may be eligible for free services.

Where can I go to apply for Medicaid?

The Department of Children and Families office can assist you with applying for Medicaid. Please visit their Internet website or call their office at [phone].

Does the health department accept Medicaid or private insurance?

Yes, we will bill Medicaid or your private insurance for payment.

Where can I go to check the background of a physician or if I have a complaint against a physician?

The Division of Medical Quality Assurance Internet  website has information regarding physician backgrounds and licensure as well as information about how to file a complaint against a physician or check disciplinary actions.  

Where can I go to get a paternity test?

The Department of Children and Families office can assist you with setting up an appointment for paternity testing. Their telephone number is [phone].

Who do I call to get information about food stamps?

The Indian River County Welfare Office can assist you with getting food stamps. Their telephone number is [phone].