What services are offered? SNAP benefits can be used to buy: any food or food product for human consumption, seeds and plants for use in home gardens to produce food.
Resources if you're a household without an elderly or disabled member. And your resources exceedMoreResources if you're a household without an elderly or disabled member. And your resources exceed $2,250 you might not qualify.
SNAP Eligibility Calculator Dependent care costs (monthly) Court ordered child support payment amount (monthly) Out of pocket medical expenses for a household member age 60 or older, blind or disabled (monthly) Rent / Mortgage (monthly) Homeowner's insurance and taxes (monthly)
SNAP Eligibility Calculator Dependent care costs (monthly) Court ordered child support payment amount (monthly) Out of pocket medical expenses for a household member age 60 or older, blind or disabled (monthly) Rent / Mortgage (monthly) Homeowner's insurance and taxes (monthly)
Food stamp recipients spend significant portions of their allotments on junk food. Top Items Purchased with Food Stamps RankItem Purchased 1 Soft Drinks 2 Fluid Milk 3 Ground Beef7 more rows •
A household without a "qualifying member" must have a gross income that is at or below 165% of the federal poverty level. If a SNAP unit contains a person who is elderly or disabled, referred to as a "qualifying member," then the SNAP unit gross income must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Most households may have $2,750 in countable resources and still be eligible for SNAP. You may have $4,250 in countable resources if at least one member of your household is age 60 or older or has a disability. Many assets—such as your home, if you own one—don't count toward the SNAP resource limit.