ACL 09-24: Modified Categorical Eligibility For The Food Stamp Program; Questions And Answers (5/27/09)

Would’ve been eligible for non-assistance Food Stamps (NAFS) “but for” your resources? You are now categorically eligible for Food Stamps if your household has a child under 18! Check out the new “categorical eligibility” program listed in this letter. Counties are to implement July 1, 2009 for the existing NAFS caseload and no later than January 1, 2010 for new FS applicants. All it takes is giving these families the “Family Planning – PUB 275” brochure. [Download]