Illinois Food Stamp

By Jen Moran


Program Description

The Food Stamp Program was projected to assist end hunger and ameliorate nutrition and health. It helps low-income homes purchase the food they need for a nutritionally sufficient diet. The Department of Human Services administers the program in Illinois. Food stamp benefits can be utilised to buy any food or food product for human expenditure, plus seeds and plants for use in home gardens to produce food. Benefits are supplied through The Illinois Link System, an electronic system that grants someone to use a plastic card, similar to a bank card, at grocery store terminals.

Most families with low income can get food stamp benefits. The regulations are complicated, so all of the points are not listed here. If you are planning to apply for Food Stamps, you may want to use the pre-screening tool, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, to help you approximate what you may be entitled to receive. Still, just like Benefits.gov, the USDA screening tool cannot determine your eligibility. Only your local office can tell you whether you are entitled and how much you will get.

The application procedure begins the day your local Department of Human Services office receives your signed application. You will be required to come into the office for an interview, or you may be interviewed over the telephone if you are unable to go to the office.

General Program Requirements

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Illinois and fall into one of two groups: (1) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $2,001, or (2) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $3,001 who share their household with a person or persons age 60 and over, or with a person with a disability (a child, your spouse, a parent, or yourself). For either group, you must also have an annual household income of less than $14,079 if one person lives in the household; $18,941 if two people live in the household; $23,803 if three people live in the household; $28,665 if four people live in the household; $33,527 if five people live in the household; $38,389 if six people live in the household; $43,251 if seven people live in the household; or $48,113 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $4,862 for each additional person in the home.

Your Next Steps The succeeding info will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit at FamilyFinancialHelpUSA.com/snap




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