Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: How To Apply
If You Need Help Immediately: "Expedited Service"
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Under a procedure called "Expedited Service," if you are eligible, the application process must be speeded up to give you access to food as soon as possible -- within three to seven days, depending on the state in which you live.
Eligibility: You are eligible for Expedited Service if you are otherwise eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and at least one of the following apply to you:
- You have no place to live or you reside in temporary housing, OR
- You have no more than $100 in liquid resources AND less than $150 income BEFORE deductions, OR
- Your rent or mortgage and utility costs are more than your liquid resources AND this month's income BEFORE deductions, OR
- You have no more than $100 liquid resources and at least one member of your household who is a migrant or seasonal worker. A migrant farm worker moves from one place to another to work in agriculture. A seasonal farm worker works for only part of the year in farm work, but lives in the same place all the time.
If you qualify for Expedited Service:
- Take whatever written proof you have that shows you to qualify under one of the above conditions.
- Tell the interviewer when you first meet with him or her.
If you cannot get any immediate help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Office: file the paperwork anyway. Meanwhile, look for a feeding center like a soup kitchen, food pantry, food bank, mission, conglomerate meal feeding organization or other emergency supplier of food. Contact the emergency food office of the local county government or any church or synagogue or civic organization for the names and locations.
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