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Download a printable PDF of the SNAP Eligibility Prescreening Guide. Note that this version includes a SNAP Budget Worksheet with instructions that can be used in place of the online SNAP Benefits Estimator.

Download a PDF of the Full Guide—updated 10/2024

Download Individual Sections of the Guide:

Introduction—updated 10/2024

How to Use This Guide —updated 10/2024

Eligibility Rules—updated 10/2024

Programs to Help Seniors and Disabled Applicants Access SNAP—updated 10/2024

Budgeting and Estimating SNAP Benefits—updated 10/2024

Applying for SNAP—updated 10/2024

Maintaining Benefits and Recertification—updated 10/2024

Using SNAP Benefits—updated 10/2024

SNAP Benefits During Disasters, Misfortunes, and Theft—updated 10/2024

We suggest inserting the guide contents into a 3-ring binder with tabbed dividers separating each section.

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