8 Documents Needed to Apply for Food Stamps
- Identification
- Proof of Citizenship
- Proof of Residence
- Earned and Unearned Income
- Medical Expenses
- Household Expenses
- Proof of any Disabilities
- Proof of any School Attendance
SNAP is administered federally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Service and administered through local SNAP offices. This Food Stamps program features a rigorous application process. To be approved for food assistance, you need to provide specific information about every member of your household. This information ranges from financial situation and history to job history and other personal information.
and it looks like even if you're a legal immigrant you can't get on food stamps for FIVE YEARS
[7] In general, immigrant children with lawful immigration statuses, refugees, and asylees, and qualified immigrant adults who have been in the U.S. for at least five years, are eligible for SNAP. In some cases, the income and resources of the immigrant’s sponsor count toward the immigrant’s eligibility. For detailed information on non-citizens’ eligibility for SNAP, see
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/snap-policy-non-citizen-eligibility.
Who is not eligible? Some categories of people are not eligible for SNAP regardless of their income or assets, such as individuals who are on strike,
all people without a documented immigration status,