The Food Stamp Program provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy food the family needs for good nutrition. You may qualify for food stamps if you work for low wages, are unemployed or work part-time, receive welfare or other assistance payments, or are elderly or disabled and live on a small income. Eligible families receive food stamps based on the number of people in the household, the amount of monthly income left after certain deductions are subtracted, and assets that can be used instead of money to purchase foods at authorized stores. Kansas families may qualify for this program if either parent is deceased, incapacitated, absent, or un-employed. In addition, pregnant women may also qualify for assistance.
Eligibility is determined by family resources, income, and child care and work expenses.
Benefits paid depend on the family s income and expenses. This text was extracted from the publication, L811.