Are You Ready for Your SNAP Interview?

When you apply for SNAP, you usually need an interview with a benefit programs specialist. This interview helps confirm your household details and keep your application moving.

ስለ ሁኔታህ የግል ውይይት አድርገህ አስብ። ግቡ ማመልከቻዎ ሳይዘገይ እንዲጠናቀቅ ትክክለኛውን መረጃ መመዝገብ ነው።

For more information, review the SNAP Interview Flyer or Frequently Asked Questions below, or contact your Local Department of Social Services.

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Your interview may be:

  • By phone, or
  • In person በአካባቢዎ Department of Social Services

Your local office will schedule the appointment and send you a letter with the date and time.

You may be asked questions like:

  • ሙሉ ስምህ እና የትውልድ ቀንህ ማን ነው?
  • የሶሻል ሴኩሪቲ ቁጥርህ ስንት ነው?
  • Where do you live? (You may still qualify if you are unhoused or staying with family or friends.)
  • Are you a U.S. citizen? (Non-citizens may still qualify.)
  • ወርሃዊ ገቢህ ስንት ነው?
  • የባንክ አካውንት አለዎት?
  • ቤትዎን እንዴት ማሞቅ ወይም ማቀዝቀዝ ይችላሉ? ለሁለቱም ትከፍላለህ?
  • የቤት ኪራይ ወይም የቤት ብድር ትከፍላለህ? የመገልገያ ክፍያ (ኤሌክትሪክ፣ ጋዝ፣ ውሃ ወይም ስልክ) ይከፍላሉ?
  • Do you pay for child care?
  • የሕክምና ወጪዎችን ትከፍላለህ?

Having documents ready can help the interview go smoothly.

Bring what you can, such as:

  • የማህበራዊ ዋስትና ካርድዎ ፣ ቁጥርዎ በቃል ካልተሸፈነ
  • የገቢ ማረጋገጫ ፣ ለምሳሌ፦
    • የክፍያ ደረሰኞች
    • Benefit award letters (such as Social Security or Veterans Administration)
    • Pension statements
    • የራስ ሥራ መዝገቦች
    • Child support payment records
  • Housing costs, such as:
    • Lease
    • የሞርጌጅ መግለጫ
    • Rent receipt
  • Bank information for checking, savings or credit union accounts
  • ለጋዝ፣ ለኤሌክትሪክ ወይም ለውሃ የመገልገያ ክፍያዎች
  • Proof of identity, such as:
    • Birth certificate
    • Driver’s license
    • የማህበራዊ ዋስትና ካርድ
    • Passport
    • የሥራ ቪዛ
    • የነዋሪነት የውጭ ዜጋ ካርድ
    • የክፍያ ደረሰኝ

Tip: If you do not have every document, you can still attend the interview. Your local office will explain next steps.