Basic Food (SNAP / Food Assistance Program)

如何申请

Apply through Washington Connection

One application covers Basic Food, cash assistance, and Apple Health together.

• Washington Connection 打开
• DSHS Customer Service Contact Center 1-877-501-2233
• Form DSHS 14-001, Application for Cash or Food Assistance 打开
• Local Community Services Office 打开

需要准备的材料

• Photo ID or other proof of identity
• Social Security numbers for household members
• Proof of gross income (pay stubs, award letters, pensions)
• Rent or mortgage statement and utility bills
• Records of out-of-pocket medical costs over $35 a month
• Immigration status documents for non-citizen household members

Decided within 30 calendar days of filing. If you qualify for emergency benefits, you are interviewed and benefits are issued within 7 calendar days.

值得了解

• Out-of-pocket medical costs over $35 a month for anyone 60 or older or disabled reduce your countable income and raise your benefit. This deduction is often missed because DSHS only asks about it if something looks questionable.

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• For most households there is no resource or asset test, because Washington uses broad-based categorical eligibility. Savings do still count for the emergency benefit screen.

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• The gross monthly income limit for most households is 200 percent of the federal poverty level, which from April 1, 2026 is $2,660 for one person and $3,607 for two.

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• The simplified senior path is not something you apply for. If your household qualifies, the state's system applies it automatically after you are approved.

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• The simplified senior path requires that nobody in the household has earned income. Even a part-time job breaks it and moves you back to the standard 12 month cycle.

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