Food Assistance: SNAP (Food Stamps)

SNAP is a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides benefits to eligible households in order to increase their food purchasing power and improve the nutritional adequacy of the diets of low-income families. The Food Stamp Program (SNAP) helps low-income households buy the food they need for good health. Benefits can only be used for food such as breads and cereals; fruits and vegetables; meats, fish and poultry; dairy products and for plants and seeds to grow food to eat.

Households are issued a debit (EBT) card that they use like a credit card in approved stores. The amount of benefits an eligible household receives depends on the number of people in the household and the amount of income the household has. For more information visit the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website or the New Jersey Division of Family Development website.

REPLACEMENT OF STOLEN SNAP AND WFNJ BENEFITS

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) clients can request replacement for benefits that were stolen electronically between September 1, 2023 and December 20, 2024. Any benefits stolen on or after December 21, 2024 are not eligible for replacement, as a result of a change in the federal budget.

If you think your benefits were stolen electronically between September 1, 2023 and December 20, 2024, you must complete and return a Request for Replacement Form within 30 days of discovering your benefits were stolen.  In addition, you must immediately re-PIN or replace your Families First Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. To change your PIN online, go to www.NJFamiliesFirst.com or use the ConnectEBT app.

The form is available online at https://nj.gov/humanservices/dfd/resources/stolen. You also can print it to mail or drop off in-person to your County Social Service Agency. Additionally, you can call your County Social Service Agency and complete the form over the phone.