Your caseworker will decide your allowable expenses by adding up the amount you are charged each month for your rent or mortgage, property taxes, owners' home insurance, utility bills, child care, child support payments and in some cases the medical bills of anyone in your household who is elderly or has a disability. The amount of SNAP benefits you will get each month is based on the size of your household, your income and your allowable expenses. How the amount of SNAP benefits is determined At the hearing, you can explain why you think your application should be approved.įor more information about your right to appeal and receive a fair hearing, ask your caseworker or call IDHS toll free at 1-80 (voice) or or (866) 324-5553 TTY/Nextalk or 711 TTY Relay. If your SNAP application is turned down, you can appeal and ask for a fair hearing. Receive SNAP materials in Spanish and have an agency employee interpret for you if the adults in your family are fluent in Spanish but not in English, and you live in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Rock Island, Will or Winnebago Counties or you are a migrant farm worker in a county with a sufficient number of migrants.Be notified in writing before your SNAP benefits are reduced or terminated.Be issued SNAP benefits within a few days if you are in immediate need and are qualified for faster service.

Have your signed SNAP application accepted immediately.

Be given or mailed an application the same day of your request.

When you apply for and receive SNAPbenefits, you have the right to: If you are eligible, IDHS will make sure you get your benefits. You may receive SNAP benefits even if you don't have an address but live in Illinois. Your caseworker will tell you who IDHS considers to be part of your household. However, if other people live with you, they may also be included. Your household usually includes just you and your family. The Illinois Department of Human Services will decide if your household is eligible.

Are a United States citizen or meet certain nonresident requirements (ask your caseworker about these requirements) and.

You may be able to get SNAP benefits in Illinois for you and your family if you: If your application is approved, you will receive SNAP benefits each month.

IDHS will review your SNAP application and all the information you give your caseworker. This information will help your caseworker understand your family situation better and figure out how much money you have available. If you need help getting this information, your caseworker will help you. Paycheck stubs if you work, or proof of any other income or payments you receive.Social Security numbers for you and your household members.Proof of the identity of the person making application.When you apply for SNAP benefits, your caseworker will ask to see: Information to take with you when you apply If you are physically unable to go to the office, a caseworker will call you on the telephone and interview you. An IDHS representative will give you the address and telephone number of your local office. If you have questions or do not know where your local IDHS office is, call us toll free at 1-80 (voice) or (866) 324-5553 TTY/Nextalk or 711 TTY Relay. You do not have to be receiving help from other IDHS programs to apply for SNAP benefits. If IDHS finds you eligible for SNAP benefits, you will be covered from the date your signed application is received.Īnyone can apply. If you are physically unable to come into the local IDHS office, an application will be mailed to you upon request. You will be given a computer printout with your answers on it to sign. At your interview, an employee will ask you questions and enter your answers into a computer. You can also go to your local IDHS office and apply for SNAP benefits. The web site can tell which office serves your area.

If you do not have enough money to buy food for yourself and your family and want to apply for the SNAP program, you can file or print an application on-line at You can take, mail or fax the application to your IDHS office.

SNAP benefits are delivered electronically through the Illinois Link card to help buy food. SNAP is a federal nutrition program run by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).This program is for people who need help buying food for themselves and their children. DHS 124D (SNAP) (pdf) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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