Georgia Food Stamps Program

In order to combat the problem on hunger, many governments are now putting up programs to fight the problem like the Georgia Food Stamps Program wherein the residents with low income are given monthly financial help to pay the cost of their food. This program helps households wherein there may be one person living alone or a family that have limited income and resources.

General Requirements for Georgia Food Stamps Program

The most obvious requirement is that a person must be a resident of Georgia and has a savings of below $2001 for those who lives alone and below $3001 for those who share their household with a person aged 60 and above or with disability. That household should also have an annual income of less either of the following:

• $14,709 for one person living alone
• $18,941 for two person household
• $23,803 for three people living in one household
• $28,665 for four people in one household
• $33,527 for five people living in the same household
• $38,389 for six person living in the household
• $43,251 for seven people living in one household
• $48,113 for eight people living in the same household
• For larger households, additional $4,862 is added on each person

How to apply for Georgia Food Stamps Program

Anybody who passed the general requirements for the Georgia Food Stamps Program can now apply easily through the use of internet. The Georgia Department of Family and Children Services have designed the Georgia Compass site so that everyone can apply for the Georgia Food Stamps Program fast and easily.

1. Visit the website which is www.compass.ga.gov then click the words “Apply for Benefits”.
2. After that, there will be choices to choose from. It is either start a new Georgia Food Stamp Application or keep working on a Georgia Food Stamp Application that have already been started or Check the status of submitted application.
3. Click the start a new Georgia Food Stamp Application and fill out all the necessary information needed.
4. After completing the form, the application will be directed to the Georgia Department of Facility and Children Services for review. Be sure that all necessary details have been entered in the application form like the names, ages, and social security numbers of the entire people in the household if there are and the income and bills as well. If it is not completed a possible delay in the application process will be experienced.
5. If the information provided is not complete or something needs to be verified the Georgia Department of Facility and Children Services will contact the person. For households who are really in need of food assistance and have little or no resources, they may be able to get their food stamps in just like seven days as long as they complete the needed requirements. Having an approved application for the Georgia Food Stamps Program does not mean that people can buy anything they want because there are list of allowed foods to be bought and there are accredited grocery stores where one can buy from.

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