(202) 671-4200
dhs@dc.gov
Contact Suite #: 6th Floor
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:15 am to 4:45 pm.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program.
The Districts' SNAP program helps low-income residents and families buy the food they need for good health. You can apply for benefits by completing a State application form. Benefits are provided on an electronic card that is used like an ATM card and accepted at most grocery stores.
Households may have $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account. Households may have $3,000 if at least one person is age 60 or older, or is disabled. Certain resources are not counted, such as a home and lot and the resources of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.