How to Apply for Food Stamps in Lincoln, Illinois
Families sometimes need assistance getting groceries for their loved ones when times are hard. For the unemployed or low-income families who live in Lincoln, Illinois, help for getting money for food can be found through the Department of Health and Human Services Food Stamp program, which is now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program). SNAP helps families in need by providing money to be used to buy food.
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Things You'll Need
- Social Security cards
- Birth certificates
- Household bills
- Medical bills
- Proof of income
Instructions
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Use the SNAP calculator that the Department of Health and Human Services has provided on their website to see if you qualify for the program. The calculate will request your family size, the amount of income that your family has, as well as your household expenses and utility bills. The calculator will estimate how much money for food your family could receive.
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Collect all required information because the application will require that you have this information on hand when you fill it out. Required information includes the names and birth dates of all family members, along with their Social Security cards, birth certificates, and any picture identification cards that they have. Gather copies of all your household and medical bills as well as all proof of income.
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Apply for the SNAP program even if the calculator says that you do not qualify. Sometimes the calculator does not know all of your family's information when it determines your eligibility. You can get the application at the Family Community Resource Center located in Lincoln, Ill., or go online and apply at the Department of Human Services website via the Snap Online Application Process.
Family Community Resource Center
1550 4th Street
Lincoln, IL 62656
217-735-2306
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Complete and submit the application either online, via mail or in person. You can drop off or mail the paper application to the Family Community Resource center located in Lincoln, Illinois. The state of Illinois looks at many aspects of a family's income before it makes a final decision.
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Attend any meetings that are scheduled by the Family Community Resource Center to go over your application. The application should be processed within 30 days; the Family Community Resource Center will notify you regarding the results.
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