Along with other recent changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, food stamps application can now be done over the phone.
Previously, a food stamps application can only be done either in person, via mail, or through e-mail. Now however, due to high demands for food stamp assistance, an interview with the welfare caseworker may be done over the phone instead.
Food stamps application process
To be able to apply for food stamp assistance, you must accomplish and submit an application either through phone, in person, by fax, or e-mail.
Once your application is received, you will then be interviewed so the information you submitted will be verified and documented. If an at-office interview will be of great difficulty for your household, you may request a phone interview as well.
More about food stamp assistance
The Food Stamp Program is a public safety net for people who are having difficulty making ends meet. This federal food stamp assistance grant was created to aid a household’s food budget. The amount of benefits received from the food stamp stimulus varies, depending on factors such as household size, annual income, shelter costs, assets, etc.
The food stamp stimulus is found to be one of the most effective uses for stimulus monies. For every $1 spent in food stamp assistance, $1.73 returns to the community.
