Food Stamp
Screening
What is Food Stamp Screening?
DCCAP helps you determine if you may be eligible for Food Stamps.
How do I determine if I may be eligible?
To begin please contact any DCCAP branch office and dial 0 to make an appoiintment with a Client Advocate Your Client Advocate will ask you for information
concerning your income, household size, housing costs, utility costs,
ect and, If it is determined that you may be eligible you will take the completed documentation and apply at the Dutchess County Department of Social Services Office on Market Street in Poughkeepsie.
Income eligibility guidelines
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Household Size
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Gross Monthly Income
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1
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$1,037
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2
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$1,390
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3
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$1,744
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4
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$2,097
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5
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$2,450
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6
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$2,830
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7
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$3,156
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8
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$3,509
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9
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$3,863
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You will also need to provide the following documentation:
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Proof of identity (for each member of the household).
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Proof of income (for each member of the household).
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Immigration
Status (for anyone in the household who is applying for Food Stamps
that is not a U.S. citizen. Undocumented aliens will be excluded for
Food Stamp purposes, but the rest of the household can still receive
Food Stamps).
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Social Security Numbers.
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Household composition.
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Proof of residence in Dutchess County.
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Housing & utility costs.
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Childcare & Child Support costs (that are being deducted in the budgeting process).
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Medical Expenses (for elderly or disabled applicants).
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Proof
of disability (if the applicant wants to use the special budgeting
rules for disabled people, or needs to be exempt from work activities).
Special Guidelines for the Disabled Elderly
There
is a special rule intended to help families that take in an elderly
person who is unable to live alone. Under this rule, a person who is both 60 or over and medically disabled (along with their spouse) can get food stamps as a separate household from the other people they are living with – but only if they can not purchase and prepare meals separately from those they live with because of their medical problems. In
this situation, the income of the "house-mates" (who have agreed to
purchase and prepare the food) cannot exceed 165% of the Federal
Poverty Level.
Download a Food Stamp application: English Spanish
If you have questions or need further information, please call any of our convenient branch offices or info@dutchessCAP.org
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