Can I apply for SNAP/Food Stamps at the Social Security office?
You can apply for SNAP/Food Stamps at the Social Security (SSA) office when you apply for SSI benefits or if your SSI benefits are being redetermined (reviewed). SSA is supposed to take a Food Stamps/SNAP application for you if you and everyone else in your household are applying for or get SSI. If you buy and cook food with with other people in your household and they do not get SSI, you need to apply for food stamps at your local DTA office. The SSI worker must send your completed SNAP/Food Stamps application and any proofs you give them to the DTA office. If you need emergency SNAP/Food Stamps, you may get benefits faster if you go to the local DTA office.
