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What things help decide if you can get SNAP Food Stamps

and how much?

Who can get SNAP Food Stamps?

Anyone with low income who doesn't own certain things that could be sold to buy food. You can be single or a family. You can be working or not working. You can be elderly, homeless, or disabled. You can own a home or car or not. Some students and legal immigrants can get SNAP Food Stamps. The best way to find out if you can get SNAP Food Stamps is to apply!

What things help decide if you can get SNAP Food Stamps?

DHS (Department of Human Services) looks at 4 things:

? How many people are in your household ? How much income you get ? If you own certain things that could be sold to

buy food ? What bills you must pay

1. Household Size

A household is everyone that lives in the same place and buys and fixes food together. What if 2 people live together but don't buy and cook food together? They can each be their own household. Are you are age 21 or less and live with your parents? Then you can't be your own household. This is true even if you buy and fix your own food.

2. Income

What does DHS count as income? DHS counts income from a job, your own business, unemployment pay, worker's comp, child support, pensions, Social Security, and SSI.

If your

Then To get SNAP Food Stamps,

household

starting 10/1/16 the most money

has this

you can get each month before

many people:

taxes are taken out is:

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,287

2 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,736

3 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,184

4 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,633

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,081

6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,530

Are there more than 6 people in your household? Then add $451 for each person. These are the numbers DHS will use until September 30, 2017.

Is your income higher than this? Then you can't get SNAP Food Stamps.

3. Resources

Resources are what DHS calls money or things you could sell to buy food. You can have up to $2,250 in resources. If you are elderly or disabled, you can have up to $3,250. If you have too many resources, you can't get SNAP Food Stamps. Your home, car, and belongings don't count as a resource.

What does DHS count as a resource?

? Cash you have left over after you paid all your monthly bills

? Money in your checking accounts left over after you paid all your monthly bills

? Savings accounts ? Tax refunds, but not the Earned Income

Credit, unless you save the money too long ? RV's ? Boats ? Some land

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4. What can get you more SNAP Food Stamps?

Costs you must pay, like rent, are called deductions. Most of the time, the more deductions you have, the more SNAP Food Stamps you get.

What things count as deductions?

? Rent or house payments ? Child support you pay ? Day care or baby-sitting costs ? 20% of what you earn ? Light or electric bill ? Water and sewer bill ? Gas bill IF you use gas to cook or heat your

house ? Phone bill ? Garbage pick-up fees ? Property tax or insurance on house or

apartment ? Over 60 or disabled? You can count a lot of

your medical costs. Tell your worker if you have any medical or drug costs. Also tell your worker how many miles you travel to get medical care. This means to and from the doctor, drug store, hospital and anywhere you get medical care. See our booklet "Food Stamps and Medical Costs."

Try to show DHS papers to prove your deductions. If you can't get proof, ask DHS to help you. They must help you get the proof you need.

You may not get this much. it depends on your income and costs. These are the numbers DHS will use until September 30, 2017. To apply for SNAP Food Stamps, go to or call the DHS office in your county. Need their address and phone number? Call the Family Assistance Service Center at 1-866-311-4287. It's a free call.

1-800-238-1443 It's a free call.

Legal Aid is on the internet at

This booklet is not meant to take the place of legal advice. If you have a legal problem, talk to a private lawyer. Or call your local legal aid office at 1-800-2381443.

What is the most SNAP Food Stamps you could get?

If your

Then

household

has this

many people:

This is the most Food Stamps your size family can get each month:

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $194 2 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357 3 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $511 4 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $771 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $925

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