

Way to apply for SNAP is online through Access Nevada. Informacion Necesaria Para Procesar Su Solicitud). These households no longer qualify for emergency allotments, which means their regular monthly benefit will return to $0.īefore you begin the application process please read Information Needed to Process Your Application, (Spanish version Up until this time, households receiving zero benefits in SNAP would get an emergency allotment to bring their benefits up to the maximum allotment for their household size. Households approved for SNAP but receiving a regular benefit amount of $0 are not considered participating SNAP households for emergency allotments. Recipients get the difference between their regular monthly benefit and the maximum amount for their household size or $95, whichever is greater. These emergency allotments started April 4, 2020, for March and April benefits and have continued on a month-to-month basis with federal approval. All SNAP recertification applications with a recertification effective date of September 1, 2022, will require an interview with a DWSS Family Services Specialist, or a DWSS Trusted Partner.ĭWSS implemented supplemental funding for recipients of food assistance due to the impacts of COVID-19.All SNAP initial certification applications received on or after July 1, 2022, will require an interview with a DWSS Family Services Specialist, or a DWSS Trusted Partner.This waiver has been in place in Nevada since March 26, 2020, and will expire on June 30, 2022.Įffective July 1, 2022, SNAP interviews will recommence as outlined below:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SNAP agencies have had an option to request a waiver from the Federal agency that oversees the SNAP program, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), to temporarily eliminate SNAP interviews at initial certification, and recertification. ***Important Message about SNAP Interviews***
