Dws-Esd 61app - Application For Food Stamps, Financial Assistance, Child Care, And Medical Assistance - 2014 Page 24
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29Food Stamp Program
When Food Stamps are Available
Food Stamp benefits are automatically added to your Food Stamp EBT account if your application is
approved. For every month that you receive Food Stamp benefits, your benefits will be automatically
deposited into your EBT account based on the first letter of your last name. Food Stamp benefits will
be available on your assigned day even if it’s a holiday or weekend.
Last Name Starts With
Date Available
A - G
5th
D34314000242429
H - O
11th
P - Z
15th
Using your EBT Card for Food Stamps
You can use your EBT card like a debit card at most stores that sell food.
Once the cashier has totaled the items you can buy with the EBT card, you will pass your EBT card
through a point-of-sale (POS) machine in the checkout line and enter your PIN.
The cost of the items you buy will be subtracted from the amount in your Food Stamp EBT account.
Sales tax cannot be charged on items bought with Food Stamp benefits.
Keep your receipt to show the amount of your purchase and the amount of money left in your EBT account and for your records in case
there are questions or problems with your account.
Households CAN use Food Stamps to buy:
Unprepared food
Breads and cereals
Fruits and vegetables
Meats, fish and poultry
Dairy products
Plants and seeds to grow food
Households CANNOT use Food Stamps to buy:
Prepared items (Hot foods and food that can be eaten in the store)
Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes or tobacco
Nonfood items:
o
Pet food
o
Soap
o
Paper products
o
Cleaning supplies
o
Vitamins and medicines
o
Personal hygiene items such as shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, cosmetics
Reporting Changes
For Food Stamps, you must report changes in your income within 10 days of the change if it exceeds the income limit.
If you are an Able-Bodied Adult without Dependents, you must also report if you are no longer working 20 hours per
week at your job.
Participation in Food Stamp Employment & Training Activities
Once you are approved, you may be required to participate in employment and training activities to keep getting Food Stamp benefits.
You may be required to:
Register for work
Complete required workshops
Complete job search activities
If you are required to participate in additional activities, you will receive a notice.
Participation in Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents Activities
Able-bodied adults are those who are healthy and have not had a doctor diagnose a disability and who do not have dependent children
living in their home. The Food Stamp program allows able-bodied adults without dependent children to receive Food Stamp benefits for 3
months in a period of 36 months without participating in an able-bodied employment or training activity. After the initial three months, an
able-bodied adult is required to participate in these activities unless they are exempt from participation. You may be required to:
Register for work
Work 20 hours a week
Attend training at least part-time
If you are required to participate in additional activities, you will receive a notice.
Financial Programs
Financial Information
Financial assistance programs are temporary cash assistance aimed towards increasing income by focusing on employment, child
support and/or disability payments.
All financial programs have time limits for the length of time you can receive benefits from the program.
The time limits will vary depending on the program type.
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