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• COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site Content Detail

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  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)

• Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF]

  This form from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is an Application for Cash Assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits

  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the Food Stamp program. This brochure from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. explains how the program works to provide food to qualified families in need. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Food Stamp Estimator

  This program designed by North Penn Legal Services will tell you the amount of Food Stamps your household may be entitled to receive. You will be asked a series of simple questions about your income and expenses, so the program can calculate your Food Stamp allotment. This program is for Pennsylvania residents only. Read More

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  North Penn Legal Services

• Food Stamps

  Information on the Food Stamp programfrom Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps for Households with an Elderly or Disabled Person

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on Food Stamp eligibility for households with an elderly or disabled person. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps for Households with No Elderly or Disabled Persons

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on Food Stamp eligibility for households with no elderly or disabled persons. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Food Stamps Help Working Families (Audio-MP3) audio

  6/2/2008 - Northwestern Legal Services provides an overview of Food Stamp benefits and how they can help low-income and working families, what types of items they can be used to purchase, eligibility information, and how the food stamp transactions are processed in Pennsylvania. Audio recording with written transcript. Read More

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  Northwestern Legal Services

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

• Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

  The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides information on the EBT benefit delivery system which provides public assistance recipients with electronic access to their cash and food stamp benefits. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Pre-Screening Eligibility Tool

  This online Pre-Screening Tool from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service can be used to determine if you may be eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Content Detail

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  USDA Food and Nutrition Service

• Most Legal Immigrants Can Get Food Stamps

  Information on the rights of immigrants to receive public benefits from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Frequently Asked Questions About the Food Stamp Homeless Shelter Deduction

  Questions and answers from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia about the applications of the homeless shelter deduction in determining if a homeless person is eligible for Food Stamps. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• How to Get Child Care and Other Supportive Services When Your Family Gets Food Stamps, But Not Cash

  Families that get SNAP (food stamps), but not cash assistance ("SNAP-only" households) can get many of same special allowances for supportive services (SPALs) to attend school or job skills training that cash assistance families get. This fact sheet from the Community Justice Project contains information on obtaining supportive services from the County Assistance Office if your household only receives Food Stamp Benefits Read More

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  Community Justice Project

• SNAP (Food Stamps)

  A summary of basic rules of eligibility for food stamps under the SNAP Program from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• SNAP 3-Month Time Limit - What You Need to Know

  Beginning January 1, 2016, the federal SNAP time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) went back into effect in Pennsylvania, although the time limit does not apply to many counties in Pennsylvania. Here is information from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia that you need to know about the time limits. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia