Ngba awọn onjẹ onjẹ ti o yara (SNAP) ati Medikedi lakoko ti a ko si¶

Ni iriri aini ile, gbigbe ninu ọkọ, gbigbe ni ibi aabo pajawiri, tabi lilọ kiri lori akete fun igba diẹ ko ni sọ ọ di ẹtọ lati gba iranlọwọ ounjẹ gbogbogbo, iṣeduro ilera, tabi awọn anfani owo pajawiri. Ọkan ninu awọn arosọ ti o wọpọ julọ ati ti o lewu ni opopona ni pe o gbọdọ ni iyalo ibugbe kan, iwe-aṣẹ iwulo, tabi apoti ifiweranṣẹ ti ara ṣaaju ọfiisi awọn iṣẹ awujọ agbegbe yoo jẹ ki o beere fun Eto Iranlọwọ Ounjẹ Iyọlẹnu (SNAP, Awọn ontẹ Ounjẹ tẹlẹ), Medikedi, tabi Iranlọwọ Gbogbogbo (GA). Labẹ ofin apapo ni Amẹrika, ati awọn ipese iranlọwọ awujọ ti ofin ni Ilu Kanada, United Kingdom, ati European Union, awọn ile-iṣẹ anfani gbogbo eniyan ni eewọ labẹ ofin lati kọ ohun elo rẹ lasan nitori pe o ko ni ibugbe ti o wa titi, deede alẹ.

Nigbati o ba ni owo-wiwọle odo, o kere ju $100 ni owo olomi, ati pe ko si orule iduroṣinṣin lori ori rẹ, nduro boṣewa 30 si awọn ọjọ 45 fun bureaucracy lati ṣe ilana ounjẹ tabi ohun elo iṣoogun jẹ irokeke iwalaaye nla. Awọn ilana ijọba ni pataki ṣe idasile ipa-ọna pajawiri ti a mọ si ** 7-ọjọ Expedited SNAP ***, pẹlu ** Yiyẹ ni Iperekete ** ati ** 90-Day Retroactive Coverage ** fun Medikedi, ti a ṣe apẹrẹ lati fi kaadi Gbigbe Awọn anfani Itanna ti nṣiṣe lọwọ (EBT) ati agbegbe iṣoogun ṣiṣẹ si ọwọ rẹ laarin awọn ọjọ, tabi paapaa ti o padanu fọto rẹ paapaa ni ọsan kanna. Itọsọna yii n rin ọ ni igbese-nipasẹ-igbesẹ nipasẹ ṣiṣe faili ohun elo oju-iwe kan ti o nfa, titọpa awọn ijusile akọwe ti ko tọ, ni ẹtọ Idinku ibi aabo aini ile, rira awọn ounjẹ ti a pese silẹ gbona nipasẹ Eto Ounjẹ Ounjẹ (RMP), ati aabo awọn owo EBT rẹ lati skimming kaadi itanna.

Ṣe eyi ni bayi¶

1. ** Ṣe iduroṣinṣin eyikeyi iṣoogun nla tabi idaamu ebi lẹsẹkẹsẹ.** Ti iwọ tabi ọmọ ẹgbẹ ẹbi kan ba ni iriri gbigbẹ gbigbẹ lile, ketoacidosis dayabetik, irora àyà, tabi pajawiri ti o lewu igbesi aye lakoko ti o nduro fun awọn anfani, pe nọmba pajawiri ti agbegbe rẹ (911 ni Ilu Amẹrika ati Kanada, 112 jakejado European Union, 999 ni United Kingdom) lilo wa pajawiri awọn nọmba liana. Labẹ Ofin Itọju Iṣoogun Pajawiri ti Federal (EMTALA) ni Orilẹ Amẹrika, awọn ẹka pajawiri ile-iwosan gbọdọ ṣayẹwo ati mu ọ duro laisi ipo iṣeduro tabi agbara lati sanwo.
2. ** Fi ohun elo SNAP kan silẹ loni pẹlu orukọ rẹ nikan, adirẹsi (tabi “Aini ile”), ati ibuwọlu lati bẹrẹ aago ọjọ meje ti ofin.** Labẹ ilana ijọba apapo 7 CFR § 273.2©(1), ipinlẹ tabi ile-ibẹwẹ county gbọdọ gba ohun elo kan ni ọjọ gangan ti o fi sii, lori ayelujara, ni eniyan, tabi nipasẹ ọrọ nikan kun “Home” ti o ba jẹ pe o kun orukọ fax rẹ paapaa (pẹlu county / zip koodu ibi ti o duro), ati awọn rẹ Ibuwọlu. Ma ṣe duro lati ṣajọ awọn iwe kikọ ṣaaju fifiranṣẹ oju-iwe akọkọ.
3. ** Kọ ni kedere "IṢẸ IṢẸ TI A beere - ZERO INCOME / ILESS" kọja oke ohun elo rẹ.** Labẹ 7 CFR § 273.2(i), ti idile rẹ ba kere ju $150 ni owo-wiwọle oṣooṣu apapọ ati $100 tabi kere si ni owo olomi / awọn iroyin banki ni oṣooṣu, tabi ti owo-ori rẹ kere si ni oṣooṣu. awọn adehun, ile-ibẹwẹ gbọdọ ṣe iboju fun ọ ni ọjọ kanna ati gbe awọn owo SNAP sori kaadi EBT laarin awọn ọjọ kalẹnda 7 ***.
4. Ibeere Lori-The-Counter (OTC) ifinkan EBT kaadi ipinfunni ni county ọfiisi dipo ti ifiweranse. Nitori o ko ba ni aabo ibugbe leta, so fun awọn yiyẹ ni osise nigba rẹ gbigbemi lodo: *"Mo wa unhoused ati ki o bere lẹsẹkẹsẹ Over-The-Counter (OTC) vault EBT kaadi agbẹru ni agbegbe ọfiisi ibebe kaadi en awọn iṣẹ ti o le gbe lori awọn iṣẹ ti o pọju awọn iṣẹ." ni 15 iṣẹju.
5. Maṣe jẹ ki ile-ibẹwẹ sẹ SNAP ọjọ meje rẹ ti o yara nitori pe o padanu ID fọto rẹ. Labẹ ofin apapo 7 CFR § 273.2(f)(1)(vii), idanimọ jẹ nikan ifosiwewe yiyan ti o gbọdọ rii daju ṣaaju fifun SNAP ti o ni kiakia ni ọjọ 7, ati pe ile-ibẹwẹ naa gbọdọ gba ipe foonu kan * lati gba iṣẹ lọwọ nọọsi* ọmọ ẹgbẹ alufaa, tabi ọrẹ ti o mọ ẹni ti o jẹ) ti o ko ba ni iwe-aṣẹ awakọ tabi kaadi ID ipinlẹ.
6. ** Waye fun Medikedi Imugboroosi ni ferese kanna gangan tabi nipasẹ Ile-iṣẹ Ilera ti Federally Qualified (FQHC).** Labẹ Ofin Itọju Ifarada (42 CFR § 435.119), awọn agbalagba ti o wa ni ọdun 19 si 64 ni awọn ipinlẹ AMẸRIKA 40 ati Washington, D.C. yẹ fun Medikedi ti o ni kikun ti o da lori iye owo ti Federal ti o kere ju 38 lọ lọwọlọwọ tabi owo-ori odo 1 ti Federal. Ipele), pẹlu ** idanwo dukia odo *** ati pe ko si ibeere lati ni awọn ọmọde kekere tabi ailera ti a fọwọsi.

Yiyẹyẹ fun SNAP Imudara Ọjọ meje (Awọn ontẹ Ounjẹ Pajawiri)¶

Ni Orilẹ Amẹrika, Eto Iranlọwọ Ijẹẹmu Afikun (SNAP) ni ijọba nipasẹ Ofin Ounje ati Ounjẹ ti ijọba apapọ ti 2008 ati ti **U.S. Ẹka ti Ogbin (USDA) Ounjẹ ati Iṣẹ Ijẹunjẹ (FNS) ***. Lakoko ti awọn ohun elo SNAP boṣewa le gba to awọn ọjọ kalẹnda 30 lati ṣe ilana, ofin ijọba apapọ paṣẹ fun pajawiri **7-ọjọ kalẹnda *** iyipada fun awọn idile alaini.

Awọn idanwo ofin mẹta fun SNAP Imudara Ọjọ-7 (7 CFR § 273.2(i)(1))¶

O yege laifọwọyi fun sisẹ SNAP ti o yara ni ọjọ meje ti idile rẹ ba pade ** eyikeyi ọkan ** ninu awọn ilana ofin mẹta wọnyi ni oṣu kalẹnda ti o lo:

1. ** Idanwo 1 (Owo kekere ati Awọn orisun Liquid):** Idile rẹ ni ** kere ju \(150 ni owo-wiwọle oṣooṣu apapọ ** ATI awọn orisun omi rẹ (owo ti o wa ni ọwọ, awọn akọọlẹ ṣayẹwo, awọn akọọlẹ ifowopamọ, tabi awọn kaadi sisan ti a ti san tẹlẹ) lapapọ **\)100 tabi kere si ***.
2. ** Idanwo 2 (Awọn idiyele ibi aabo Tayọ owo-wiwọle ati Owo):** Apapọ owo-wiwọle oṣooṣu apapọ ti idile rẹ ati awọn orisun owo olomi jẹ ** kere si iyalo oṣooṣu ti idile rẹ tabi sisanwo yá pẹlu Ayẹyẹ IwUlO IwUlO ti ipinlẹ (SUA)**. (Eyi nigbagbogbo kan si awọn eniyan ti o ṣẹṣẹ padanu iṣẹ wọn tabi ti wọn ngbe ni yara motẹli kan ti o jẹ diẹ sii ju owo ti o ku lọ).
3. ** Idanwo 3 (Alaini Aṣikiri tabi Awọn Oṣiṣẹ Agbe Igba):** Ile rẹ pẹlu aṣikiri kan tabi oṣiṣẹ agbẹ akoko ti awọn orisun omi jẹ $100 tabi kere si ati eyiti ṣiṣan owo-wiwọle aipẹ lati ọdọ olugbẹ ṣaaju ti pari.

Bawo ni aago ofin ọjọ 7-kalẹnda ṣiṣẹ¶

• **Ọjọ 0 jẹ ọjọ ti iforuko: *** kika ọjọ meje bẹrẹ ni ọjọ lẹhin ti ohun elo ti o fowo si de ọdọ ọfiisi county (tabi ọjọ iṣowo ti nbọ ti o ba fi silẹ lori ayelujara ni ipari-ọsẹ kan).
• ** Ijẹrisi ti o jẹ dandan ti sun siwaju (7 CFR § 273.2(i)(4)(iii)):** Eyi ni ofin pataki julọ fun awọn olubẹwẹ ti ko ni ile. Lati pade akoko ipari 7-ọjọ, ofin apapo nilo oṣiṣẹ ọran lati ** sun siwaju (filọ silẹ fun igba diẹ) *** gbogbo awọn ibeere ijẹrisi deede, gẹgẹbi awọn lẹta iyapa agbanisiṣẹ iṣaaju, awọn alaye banki, ijẹrisi nọmba Awujọ Awujọ, tabi awọn ẹri ibugbe, ayafi fun ** Idanimọ ***. Ni kete ti idanimọ rẹ ba ti jẹrisi, ile-ibẹwẹ gbọdọ fun awọn anfani SNAP oṣu akọkọ rẹ laarin awọn ọjọ 7 ati fun ọ ni ọjọ 30 lati pese eyikeyi awọn iwe aṣẹ ti o ku fun awọn oṣu ti nlọ lọwọ.

flowchart TD
    A["Ohun elo SNAP Faili ti Wọle (Samisi 'Aini ile / Owo-wiwọle Odo')"] --> B{"Pade Awọn ibeere Ikirera Ọjọ 7? (Owo ti n wọle <$150 & Owo <= $100)"}
    B -->|Yes| C["Aago Ofin Ọjọ 7 Bẹrẹ Lẹsẹkẹsẹ"]
    B -->|No| D["Standard 30-ọjọ SNAP Processing"]
    C --> E{"Ṣe O Ni ID Fọto Ijọba kan?"}
    E -->|Yes| F["Ṣe idanimọ idanimọ pẹlu ID tabi Faili Ile-ibẹwẹ Atijọ"]
    E -->|No| G["Ṣe idanimọ idanimọ nipasẹ Olubasọrọ Alagbera (7 CFR 273.2(f))"]
    F --> H["Sun Gbogbo Awọn Ijẹrisi Miiran siwaju siwaju"]
    G --> H
    H --> I["Gbe Kaadi EBT ti nṣiṣẹ lọwọ Lori-counter nipasẹ Ọjọ 7"]
    I --> J{"Fi orukọ silẹ ni Eto Ounjẹ Ounjẹ ti Ipinle (RMP)?"}
    J -->|Yes (Unhoused / Elderly / Disabled)| K["Kaadi koodu fun Mejeeji Onje ati Gbona Ounjẹ Pese Ile ounjẹ"]
    J -->|No| L["Kaadi Nṣiṣẹ fun Awọn Ohun elo Tutu, Awọn irugbin, ati Awọn nkan Deli tutu"]

Bibori “Ko si adirẹsi ti o wa titi” ati “Ko si ID Fọto” awọn idena¶

Awọn akọwe iwaju-iwaju ni awọn ọfiisi iranlọwọ agbegbe ti o nšišẹ ni igba miiran yi awọn eniyan ti ko ni ile kuro ni aibojumu nipa bibeere adehun iyalo kan, ege kan ti meeli, tabi iwe-aṣẹ awakọ ti ko pari ṣaaju fifun ohun elo kan. Mọ awọn itọka apapo gangan da duro awọn ọna-pada si ofin lẹsẹkẹsẹ.

1. Ṣiṣafihan ibugbe ipinle laisi adirẹsi ti o wa titi (7 CFR § 273.3)¶

Labẹ ilana ijọba ilu 7 CFR § 273.3(a), awọn ipinlẹ jẹ eewọ patapata lati nilo olubẹwẹ lati gbe ni ibugbe ayeraye tabi ni adirẹsi ifiweranṣẹ ti o wa titi gẹgẹbi ipo yiyan SNAP.

• ** Kini lati kọ lori ohun elo naa: ** Ninu apoti "Adirẹsi Ibugbe", kọ "Aini ile - ti n gbe ni [Name of City/County]" tabi ṣe apejuwe ipo alẹ isunmọ rẹ (fun apẹẹrẹ, "Sùn ni ọkọ nitosi 5^th St. ati Main, Seattle, WA" tabi **"Duro ni St. Vincent Day Center"
• ** Bii o ṣe le gba awọn akiyesi ile-ibẹwẹ dandan: ** Lakoko ti o ko nilo adirẹsi ibugbe, o nilo ọna ti o gbẹkẹle lati gba awọn idii isọdọtun ati awọn akiyesi igbọran ki awọn anfani rẹ ko ni ge lẹhin oṣu mẹfa. Lo ọkan ninu awọn ọna ofin mẹrin:
• ** Ifijiṣẹ Gbogbogbo ni Ile-iṣẹ Ifiweranṣẹ akọkọ: ** Ẹnikẹni le gba meeli nipasẹ ** Ifijiṣẹ Gbogbogbo USPS ** ni ọfiisi akọkọ ti ifiweranṣẹ ni eyikeyi ilu tabi ilu (ti a koju si: Your Full Legal Name, General Delivery, City, State, ZIP-9999).
• ** Koseemani ọjọ tabi meeli itọsi: *** Ọpọlọpọ awọn ile-iṣẹ ọjọ Ilọsiwaju ti Itọju (CoC), St. Vincent de Paul ipin, Awọn ifiweranṣẹ Igbala Army, ati awọn ile-iwosan oogun ita gba awọn alabara ti ko ni ile laaye lati gba meeli DSHS/DHS osise ni tabili wọn.
• ** Office Welfare Office "Dimu Mail / Yoo Pe" Ferese: ** Ni fere gbogbo agbegbe pataki, Sakaani ti Awọn Iṣẹ Awujọ n gba awọn olugba ti ko ni ile laaye lati lo adirẹsi opopona ti ile-iṣẹ county ** bi adirẹsi ifiweranṣẹ wọn ati gbe awọn akiyesi ni ibebe “Ferese Ifiweranṣẹ aini ile” lẹẹkan ni oṣu kan.
• ** Portal Itanna Ti ko ni iwe & Awọn titaniji SMS:** Fi orukọ silẹ ni ohun elo awọn anfani alagbeka ti ipinlẹ rẹ (bii * Awọn anfaniCal* ni California, ACCESS HRA ni Ilu New York, * Awọn anfani Texas rẹ*, tabi ACCESS Florida) ki o yan ** Awọn akiyesi Itanna ** nitorina gbogbo olurannileti ifọrọwanilẹnuwo ati akiyesi isọdọtun yoo de taara bi PDF kan.

2. Ṣiṣayẹwo idanimọ laisi iwe-aṣẹ awakọ tabi ID ipinlẹ (7 CFR § 273.2(f)(1)(vii))¶

Ti a ba ji apamọwọ rẹ tabi sọnu lakoko gbigba ibùdó, maṣe rin kuro ni ọfiisi awọn anfani. Ilana apapo 7 CFR § 273.2(f)(1)(vii) sọ ni gbangba: "Ile-ibẹwẹ ti ipinlẹ yoo gba eyikeyi iwe aṣẹ ti o fi idi idanimọ ti olubẹwẹ mulẹ, ko si si ibeere fun iru iwe kan pato, gẹgẹbi iwe-ẹri ibi, ni a le fi lelẹ.”

Ti o ba ni awọn iwe aṣẹ ti ara odo, ilana naa paṣẹ pe oṣiṣẹ ọran naa rii daju idanimọ rẹ nipasẹ ** Olubasọrọ Alagbese ***:

• Bawo ni Olubasọrọ Alagbese ṣe n ṣiṣẹ: Olubasọrọ alagbero jẹ ijẹrisi ẹnu tabi kikọ ti idanimọ rẹ ti ẹnikẹta ṣe ni ita idile rẹ ti o mọ ẹni ti o jẹ.
• Tani o le ṣiṣẹ gẹgẹbi Olubasọrọ Alagbero rẹ ni bayi: Beere lọwọ oṣiṣẹ ọran lati tẹ nọmba foonu ti oluṣeto gbigbe ibi aabo, oludari ibi idana ounjẹ ọbẹ kan, oṣiṣẹ itagbangba ni opopona, oṣiṣẹ igbafẹfẹ tabi oṣiṣẹ parole, oṣiṣẹ awujọ ile-iwosan kan, ọmọ ẹgbẹ alufaa kan, onile tẹlẹ, tabi paapaa ọrẹ tabi ibatan kan. Ni kete ti eniyan naa ba dahun foonu naa ti o si sọ pe, “Bẹẹni, Mo mọ [Orukọ Rẹ] tikalararẹ ati pe o le jẹrisi idanimọ wọn,” ibeere idanimọ ijọba apapọ fun SNAP Expedited 7-ọjọ jẹ itẹlọrun 100 ni ofin labẹ ofin.
• ** Ibamu data ile-ibẹwẹ ti inu: *** Ti o ba gba SNAP, Medikedi, TANF, tabi alainiṣẹ ni ipinlẹ yẹn ni igba atijọ, paapaa ni ọdun 10 sẹhin, beere lọwọ oṣiṣẹ lati ṣayẹwo itan-akọọlẹ wọn **MEDS / Atọka Onibara / wiwo fọto DMV. Profaili ti o wa tẹlẹ ninu eto kọnputa ipinlẹ ni itẹlọrun ijẹrisi idanimọ laisi nilo eyikeyi kaadi tuntun.

Ti n ṣalaye “Ibile SNAP” rẹ nigba lilọ kiri akete tabi ni ibi aabo kan¶

Aṣiṣe ti o wọpọ ti o ba yiyẹ SNAP jẹ fun awọn eniyan ti ko ni ile ti wọn sun fun igba diẹ lori ijoko ọrẹ kan, gbigbe ni yara hotẹẹli ti o kunju, tabi pinpin agọ eniyan pupọ n ṣe atokọ gbogbo eniyan labẹ orule yẹn lori ohun elo naa.

Ofin “Ra ati Mura Ounjẹ Papọ” (7 CFR § 273.1)¶

Fun awọn idi SNAP, “ile” kan jẹ ** kii ṣe *** asọye nipasẹ ẹniti o ngbe labẹ orule kanna tabi pin aaye ibudó kan; o jẹ asọye nipasẹ ẹniti ** ra ounjẹ ni aṣa ati pese ounjẹ papọ ***.

• Ti o ba n rin kiri tabi duro fun igba diẹ pẹlu awọn ọrẹ / ibatan: Niwọn igba ti o ba ra, tọju, ati pese ounjẹ tirẹ lọtọ si awọn eniyan ti akete tabi ilẹ wọn ti o sun lori (ati pe wọn kii ṣe ọkọ iyawo rẹ ti ofin, ọmọ rẹ labẹ ọdun 22, tabi obi rẹ ti o ba wa labẹ ọdun 22), ** iwọ jẹ idile SNAP lọtọ ti ọkan (1)*
• ** Kini idi ti eyi ṣe pataki: ** Ti o ba ṣe atokọ idile agbalejo rẹ gẹgẹbi apakan ti ile rẹ, ile-ibẹwẹ yoo beere fun gbogbo awọn isanwo isanwo agbalejo rẹ yoo ka owo-wiwọle wọn si ọ, sọ ọ di ẹtọ ati pe o le dẹruba agbalejo rẹ lati le ọ jade. Lori ohun elo naa, ṣe atokọ awọn eniyan ti o wa ni adirẹsi ti o ba beere lọwọ rẹ, ṣugbọn ṣayẹwo apoti ti o samisi “Rara - A ko ra ati pese ounjẹ papọ” ki o si gbe akọsilẹ gbolohun meji ti agbalejo rẹ fowo si ti o sọ pe: *"[Orukọ rẹ] n gbe lori ijoko mi fun igba diẹ, san iyalo $ 0, ati ra ati pese gbogbo ounjẹ patapata lọtọ lati ile mi.”
• ** Awọn ibi aabo pajawiri ati awọn ile ailewu iwa-ipa abele:** Awọn olugbe ti gbangba tabi ikọkọ ti kii ṣe èrè ibugbe tabi awọn ibi aabo iwa-ipa abẹle ni a tọju nigbagbogbo bi awọn idile lọtọ si awọn olugbe ibugbe miiran. (Pẹlupẹlu, ti o ba salọ apanirun ti idile rẹ ti n gba SNAP tẹlẹ pẹlu orukọ rẹ lori ọran wọn, ofin apapo 7 CFR § 273.11(g) ngbanilaaye awọn olugbe ti awọn ibi aabo iwa-ipa ile lati yọkuro kuro ni ẹyọ SNAP ti oluṣebi lẹsẹkẹsẹ ati ifọwọsi fun ipin SNAP lọtọ tiwọn ni oṣu kanna).

Ti o pọju ipin SNAP oṣooṣu rẹ: awọn iyokuro ati awọn imukuro ABAWD¶

Paapa ti o ba ni iye diẹ ti akoko-apakan, iṣẹ ọjọ-ọjọ, panhandling, tabi owo oya ailera, gbigba ẹtọ awọn iyokuro ofin ti o tọ ni idaniloju pe o gba ipin EBT oṣooṣu ti o pọju.

Idabobo ararẹ lọwọ gige gige oṣu mẹta ABAWD (Awọn ibeere Iṣẹ)¶

Labẹ awọn ofin SNAP ti ijọba apapọ, ** Awọn agbalagba Alagbara Laisi Awọn Igbẹkẹle (ABAWDs) *** ti ọjọ ori 18 si 54 jẹ ihamọ deede si awọn oṣu mẹta mẹta ti awọn anfani SNAP ni akoko oṣu 36 kan *** ayafi ti wọn ba ṣiṣẹ tabi kopa ninu eto ikẹkọ iyege fun o kere ju wakati 80 fun oṣu kan (wakati 20 ni ọsẹ kan). Sibẹsibẹ, ** o jẹ alayokuro labẹ ofin lati opin akoko ABAWD ti o ba ṣubu sinu eyikeyi awọn ẹka wọnyi ***:

1. ** O n ni iriri aini ile: *** Ofin Federal ṣe afihan awọn eniyan kọọkan ti ko ni ibugbe ti o wa titi ati deede alẹ (pẹlu ẹnikẹni ti o sùn ni ibi aabo kan, ile-iṣẹ imorusi, gbongan kan, ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ kan, ibudó kan, tabi duro fun igba diẹ ni ibugbe eniyan miiran fun ko ju 90 ọjọ lọ) kuro ni gige oṣu mẹta ABAWD. Rii daju pe oṣiṣẹ ọran rẹ ṣe koodu faili ọran rẹ pẹlu asia “Idasilẹ aini ile” ki ẹrọ kọmputa adaṣe maṣe fopin si kaadi EBT rẹ lẹhin ọjọ 90.
2. ** O jẹ Ogbogun Ologun:** Eyikeyi eniyan ti o ṣiṣẹ ni Awọn ologun Ologun AMẸRIKA (pẹlu Awọn ifipamọ tabi Ẹṣọ Orilẹ-ede), laibikita ipo idasilẹ ni itọsọna pupọ julọ, jẹ alayokuro ni ijọba ijọba lati awọn opin akoko ABAWD.
3. O jẹ ẹni ọdun 24 tabi kékeré ati pe o wa ni itọju abojuto ni ọjọ ibi 18^th rẹ.
4. Physical or Mental Unfitness for Employment: If you struggle with chronic pain, trench foot, untreated trauma, depression, PTSD, substance use recovery, or any physical or mental health barrier that makes working 20 hours a week difficult, you do not need to be receiving SSI/SSDI to be exempt. Under 7 CFR § 273.24©(2), a simple one-page medical exemption form signed by a clinic doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, psychologist, social worker, or even direct visual observation by the eligibility worker permanently pauses the work requirement.

Using the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) when you have no kitchen¶

Standard SNAP rules prohibit buying hot prepared food at grocery stores or restaurants because the program assumes recipients have a stove and refrigerator at home. However, under the SNAP Restaurant Meals Program (RMP), households where all members are homeless, elderly (age 60 or older), or disabled can swipe their EBT card at participating restaurants (such as Subway, El Pollo Loco, Jack in the Box, Burger King, Pizza Hut, and local diners) to purchase hot, cooked meals.

• States currently operating RMP (statewide or in major counties): California (statewide CalFresh RMP), Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
• How to activate RMP: RMP is not turned on automatically unless your case file is coded as "Homeless" (or Elderly/Disabled). During your intake interview, explicitly ask the worker: "Please verify that my EBT card is coded for the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) because I lack access to cooking and refrigeration facilities."

Getting full Medicaid coverage with zero income and no address¶

Having active health insurance while unhoused is life-saving: it pays for emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalization, antibiotics, wound care supplies, insulin, psychiatric medications, buprenorphine/methadone treatment, dental extractions, eyeglasses, and free non-emergency medical rides (NEMT) to clinics.

1. MAGI / Expansion Medicaid for Adults (19 to 64)¶

In the 40 US states plus Washington, D.C. that have adopted Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), any citizen or qualifying immigrant aged 19 to 64 whose current monthly income is at or below 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (roughly \(1,732/month for a single individual, which includes **\)0.00/month**) qualifies for full Medicaid:

• Zero asset test: For MAGI Expansion Medicaid, the agency does not look at bank accounts or whether you live in a car.
• Point-in-time monthly income: Even if you earned too much money earlier in the year before losing your job and housing, Medicaid looks at your current monthly income ($0) right now.
• What if you are in one of the 10 Non-Expansion States? (Texas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kansas, Wisconsin, Wyoming). In non-expansion states, childless adults who are not pregnant and not yet certified as disabled through SSI often fall into the "Medicaid coverage gap." If you are unhoused in a non-expansion state:
• Immediately visit a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) clinic (find one via findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov or by dialing 211). FQHCs are federally funded under Section 330(h) of the Public Health Service Act to provide primary medical, dental, mental health, and pharmacy care to unhoused patients at $0 cost regardless of Medicaid status.
• Check whether your county operates an Indigent Health Care / County Medical Services Program (such as the * Gold Card / Harris Health Financial Assistance Program* in Houston, MAP in Austin, or Parkland Financial Assistance in Dallas), which covers hospital and clinic care for zero-income county residents.

2. Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (HPE) and 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid¶

Never walk out of an emergency room or avoid going to a hospital because you have not signed up for Medicaid yet:

1. Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (HPE) (42 CFR § 435.1110): Every Medicaid-participating hospital is authorized to determine Presumptive Eligibility on the spot based on your verbal self-attestation of zero income and state residency. Ask the hospital financial counselor or social worker for an HPE enrollment before you are discharged; this activates temporary full Medicaid immediately so you can walk across the street to a retail pharmacy and pick up your discharge prescriptions for $0 that same day.
2. 3-Month Retroactive Medicaid Coverage (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34)): When you submit a full Medicaid application, check the box asking: "Do you have unpaid medical bills from the last 3 months?" Federal law requires Medicaid to backdate your coverage up to 90 days prior to the month you applied (in states without a specific Section 1115 waiver) and pay off emergency ambulance, ER, and hospital bills incurred while you were uninsured.

3. Selecting a Managed Care Plan and keeping your primary doctor near your encampment or shelter¶

When your Medicaid is approved, the state will often auto-assign you within 30 days to a commercial Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) (such as Molina, Centene, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, or CareSource) and assign you a Primary Care Provider (PCP) based on the ZIP code of the social services office.

• Update your PCP immediately: Call the Member Services number on the back of your Medicaid card (or ask the clinic front desk at your local Health Care for the Homeless clinic) to switch your assigned Primary Care Provider to the street medicine clinic or FQHC you actually visit.
• Use free Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT): Every state Medicaid program is legally required under 42 CFR § 431.53 to provide free rides (via transit passes, Lyft/Uber health dispatches, or medical vans) to and from covered medical, dental, substance use, and pharmacy appointments. Call your Medicaid plan's transportation broker 48 to 72 hours before your appointment (or request an "Urgent/Same-Day Sick Ride" through your clinic nurse).

General Assistance (GA), Cash Aid, and SOAR disability advocacy¶

SNAP EBT cards can only buy food; they cannot buy soap, laundry detergent, bus fare, socks, tampons, toilet paper, or phone minutes. To get actual spendable cash on your EBT card, screen for these three programs simultaneously:

1. General Assistance (GA) / General Relief (GR) for single adults¶

Approximately 25 US states and many large counties operate a cash assistance safety net for indigent adults without dependent children who have zero income and are waiting for work or disability approval.

• Examples of state/county GA programs: California (County General Relief / General Assistance, paying ~$221 to $500+/month depending on the county), New York (Safety Net Assistance - SNA), Washington State (Aged, Blind, or Disabled - ABD Cash and Housing and Essential Needs - HEN), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota (General Assistance), Connecticut (SAGA), Maryland (TDAP), and Oregon.
• How GA is loaded: When approved, General Assistance cash is deposited onto the Cash side of the exact same plastic EBT card you use for SNAP, allowing you to withdraw paper bills at ATMs (look for surcharge-free network ATMs or request cash back at grocery store registers to avoid $2.50 ATM fees) or purchase hygiene supplies and transit fares.

2. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and Diversion Payments¶

If you are unhoused and pregnant (in many states, starting in the first or second trimester) or caring for a minor child under age 18:

• Apply for TANF Cash Aid (such as CalWORKs in California, Family Assistance in New York, or TAFDC in Massachusetts).
• Homeless Assistance / Eviction & Motel Vouchers: Many state TANF programs include a special Homeless Assistance benefit (such as the CalWORKs Homeless Assistance Program, which provides up to 16 consecutive days of paid motel vouchers for unhoused families plus permanent housing security deposit grants).

3. Lilo alamọja SOAR kan lati yara-yara SSI/SSDI owo ailera ($943+/osu)¶

Nigbati awọn eniyan ti ko ni ile waye fun Federal ** Afikun owo oya Aabo (SSI)** tabi ** Iṣeduro Alaabo Awujọ (SSDI)** funrawọn, awọn oṣuwọn kiko akọkọ kọja 85 ogorun nitori Aabo Awujọ ko le de ọdọ olubẹwẹ nipasẹ meeli ati awọn igbasilẹ ile-iwosan ti tuka kaakiri awọn dosinni ti awọn yara pajawiri.

Protecting your EBT card from theft, skimming, and loss¶

Lakoko ti o ngbe ni opopona tabi ni awọn ibi aabo apejọ, kaadi EBT rẹ jẹ igbesi aye rẹ. Pipadanu kaadi ti ara tabi jijẹ iwọntunwọnsi rẹ ti itanna lori 1^st ti oṣu ṣẹda pajawiri ounje lẹsẹkẹsẹ.

Gbeja lodi si itanna EBT kaadi skimming ati cloning¶

Criminals routinely install ultra-thin Bluetooth overlay skimmers and hidden pinhole cameras on point-of-sale terminals at small corner convenience stores, bodegas, and gas stations in low-income neighborhoods. They capture your 16-digit EBT card number and 4-digit PIN when you buy a drink, then clone your card and drain 100 percent of your monthly SNAP and Cash allotment at 12:01 AM on the exact morning your state deposits your benefits.

1. Download the official state-approved EBT app (ebtEDGE or ConnectEBT) and use the "Freeze / Lock Card" toggle: Almost every state EBT processor (FIS ebtEDGE or Conduent ConnectEBT) now provides a free smartphone app feature that lets you Lock / Freeze your EBT card Everywhere or Block Out-of-State and Online Transactions. Keep your card in the "Frozen/Locked" position 24 hours a day; toggle it to "Unfrozen" for 30 seconds while standing in the grocery checkout line, swipe your card, and immediately toggle it back to "Frozen." A frozen card cannot be drained by a clone skimmer.
2. Change your 4-digit PIN on the last day of every month: The day before your monthly SNAP deposit drops, call the automated toll-free customer service number on the back of your EBT card (or use the state app) and change your 4-digit PIN. Even if your card was skimmed at a corner store two weeks earlier, changing the PIN before reload night renders the thief's stolen data useless.
3. Inspect card readers and shield your hand: Physically tug on the plastic bezel of any store card reader before swiping to check for loose glue-on overlay skimmers, and always cover the keypad completely with your other hand when typing your PIN.

Replacing a lost, stolen, or skimmed EBT card without an address¶

• Ti kaadi EBT ti ara rẹ ba sọnu tabi ji: Lẹsẹkẹsẹ pe laini iṣẹ alabara EBT ti ipinlẹ rẹ (fun apẹẹrẹ, 1-877-328-9677 ni California, 1-888-328-6399 ni New York, 1-800-777-7328 ni Texas, tabi ṣayẹwo USDA FNS liana ipinlẹ) lati ** mu maṣiṣẹ kaadi ti o sọnu ** nitorinaa ko si ẹnikan ti o rii ti o ro pe PIN ọdun ibi rẹ le lo iwọntunwọnsi rẹ.
• Pataki: Ma ṣe ** jẹ ki ẹrọ foonu adaṣe ṣe ifiweranṣẹ kaadi rirọpo si adirẹsi atijọ nibiti o ko gbe laaye. Dipo, rin sinu ibebe ọfiisi awọn iṣẹ awujọ ti agbegbe eyikeyi ni owurọ ọjọ keji ki o beere fun Kaadi EBT Rirọpo Vault ** Over-The-Counter (OTC). Iwọntunwọnsi ounjẹ ti o wa tẹlẹ n gbe lẹsẹkẹsẹ si kaadi tuntun ni window.
• Ti o ba ji awọn anfani rẹ ni itanna nipasẹ skimming: Jabọ awọn iṣowo laigba aṣẹ si ọfiisi iranlọwọ agbegbe rẹ lẹsẹkẹsẹ (laarin awọn ọjọ 30 ti iṣawari ole naa), beere kaadi rirọpo OTC kan pẹlu PIN tuntun kan, ki o fi faili kan ** Beere fun Rirọpo Awọn anfani Awọn Itanna Ji Itanna *** lati rii boya ipinlẹ rẹ lọwọlọwọ sanpada awọn owo-ori skimmed ti ijọba ilu.

Awọn ibaamu kariaye: UK, Canada, Australia, ati EU¶

Ti o ko ba si ni ita Ilu Amẹrika, awọn aṣẹ pajawiri ti ofin ti o jọra ṣe idiwọ awọn ọfiisi anfani lati kọ ounjẹ rẹ, owo, ati awọn ohun elo iṣoogun nitori aini adirẹsi ti o wa titi:

Awọn ibeere ti a beere nigbagbogbo¶

Jẹmọ awọn itọsọna¶

• Iyipada ID pajawiri ati adirẹsi ifiweranṣẹ laisi ile kan
• Aini ile lojiji: wakati 48 akọkọ ati ibi aabo pajawiri
• Ailewu imototo, ifọṣọ, iwẹ, ati itọju ehín lakoko ti a ko si
• Oogun ita: ẹsẹ trench, itọju ọgbẹ, ati ilera ibi aabo
• Sùn ninu ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ rẹ lailewu ati lilọ ni ifura pa triage
• Awọn nọmba pajawiri

Awọn orisun ṣayẹwo¶

• ** U.S. Ẹka ti Iṣẹ-ogbin, Ounjẹ ati Iṣẹ Ijẹunjẹ (USDA FNS, Orilẹ Amẹrika):** Koodu ti Awọn Ilana Federal Akọle 7 (7 CFR § 273.2(i) Iṣẹ ti o yara, 7 CFR § 273.3 Ibugbe, 7 CFR § 273.2(f)(1) (Idaniloju ati Ijẹrisi) FR § Identity 273.9 (d) (6) (i) Idinku ibugbe aini ile, ati 7 CFR § 273.24 ABAWD Exemptions).
• ** Awọn ile-iṣẹ fun Eto ilera & Awọn iṣẹ Medikedi (CMS, United States):** * Koodu ti Awọn Ilana Federal Title 42 (42 CFR § 435.119 Agbalagba MAGI Imugboroosi, 42 CFR § 435.1110 Ile-iwosan Iyẹyẹ Agbero, ati 42 U.S.C. 42) (active) Yiyẹ ni)*.
• ** Abuse Abuse ati Awọn Iṣẹ Iṣẹ Ilera ti Ọpọlọ (SAMHSA, Orilẹ Amẹrika): *** * SOAR (SSI/SSDI Ifiranṣẹ, Wiwọle, ati Imularada) Ile-iṣẹ Iranlọwọ Imọ-ẹrọ Awọn iṣe ti o dara julọ fun Awọn olubẹwẹ ti ko ni ile*.
• ** Awọn orisun Ilera ati Isakoso Awọn Iṣẹ (HRSA, Orilẹ Amẹrika):** * Ofin Iṣẹ Ilera ti gbogbo eniyan Abala 330(h) Itọju Ilera fun Awọn aini ile (HCH) ati Ile-iṣẹ Ilera ti Federally Qualified (FQHC) Awọn Aṣẹ Eto Ẹdinwo Ọya Sisun*.
• ** Ẹka UK fun Iṣẹ ati Awọn owo ifẹhinti (DWP) ati NHS England (United Kingdom):** * Awọn ẹtọ Kirẹditi Agbaye lati ọdọ Awọn eniyan ti Ko si Itọsọna Adirẹsi Ti o wa titi * ati * Ilana Itọju Iṣoogun akọkọ NHS ati Itọsọna Itọsọna (PGM): Iforukọsilẹ Alaisan fun Awọn eniyan Ni iriri aini ile.