To Apply...
To apply for benefits, or for information about the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program,
contact your
local SNAP
office. You can find local offices and each State's application on our
national
map. Local offices are also listed in the State or
local government pages of the telephone book. The office should be listed
under "Food Stamps," "Social Services," "Human Services," "Public
Assistance," or a similar title. You can also call your State's
SNAP
hotline number. Most are toll-free numbers.
Please don't call us at FNS headquarters to apply. We don't handle applications
for the SNAP here. The State and county offices do that. And
we don't have application forms. Each State has its own
application
form. If your
State’s form is not on the web yet, you'll need to contact your
local
SNAP office to request
one.
On-line applications? The following States allow you to apply online. Here are their websites:
(1) Only residents that live in some Indiana
counties may apply
for benefits online. Qual-Check is an on-line
screening tool to
find out if you may be eligible, but is not an online
application. If you click on your county and Qual-check
comes up, you can find out how and where to apply at
http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/2999.htm
(2) Only residents of
Travis, Hays, or Williamson Counties
seeking benefits for the first time may apply online.
Other States are working on systems that will allow applicants to apply
by computer, but none are ready yet. We’ll post them here as the States
put them on line.
Last modified:
12/01/2008
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