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Main Benefits MyAccess Florida
Background
SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the nation's largest anti-hunger program. SNAP provides nutritional support to low-income seniors, people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, and other low-income individuals and families. SNAP is a federal program administered by the Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency (ESS) of the Florida Department of Children and Families. ESS is responsible for determining eligibility for SNAP using federal guidelines.
SNAP benefits
Households can use food assistance benefits to purchase bread, cereals, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, dairy, and plants and seeds to grow food for family consumption. Households cannot use food assistance benefits to purchase non-food items such as pet food, soaps, paper products, household items, personal care items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vitamins, medications, food to eat at home. store or hot food. For more information about SNAP benefits, see food assistance program fact sheet .
Assistance programs
The Food Assistance Program helps individuals and families purchase nutritious foods necessary to maintain and promote good health. The Temporary Cash Assistance program provides financial assistance to pregnant women in their third trimester and families with dependent children to help pay rent, utilities and other household expenses. The Medicaid Program provides medical assistance to individuals and families to cover or help with the cost of medically necessary services.
Other benefits
By meeting SNAP eligibility, you also qualify for other benefits, including:
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Healthy Families Florida (healthyfamiliesfla.org)
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National School Lunch Program in Florida (fdacs.gov)
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Head Start Home (flheadstart.org)
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Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Children (HIPPY): Locations in Florida (usf.edu)
(Some programs may have waiting lists, availability of prioritized services, or additional requirements)
Florida uses broad-based categorical eligibility to determine SNAP eligibility.
What types of help does DCF offer?
The Department of Children and Families' Economic Self-Sufficiency Program has several programs that can help Florida families. They include food assistance, temporary cash assistance, Medicaid and refugee assistance.
Each of these programs has its own eligibility rules. Florida uses one application for all assistance programs.
The Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency (ESS) self-service portal allows customers to connect with their public assistance information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Assistance programs
The Food Assistance Program helps individuals and families purchase nutritious foods necessary to maintain and promote good health. The Temporary Cash Assistance program provides financial assistance to pregnant women in their third trimester and families with dependent children to help pay rent, utilities and other household expenses. The Medicaid Program provides medical assistance to individuals and families to cover or help with the cost of medically necessary services.
Homeless
The Office oversees policies and funding to end homelessness and serve homeless individuals and recognizes and designates local Continuum of Care (CoC) entities to serve as lead agencies for the system of assistance to individuals. homeless throughout Florida.
Services offered through CoCs and their providers include the operation and maintenance of emergency shelters, homeless assistance, rental assistance to prevent people from becoming homeless, and rapid rehousing of people from shelters or the homeless. .
The CoC model creates a framework for a comprehensive range of emergency, transitional and permanent housing and supportive services to address the diverse needs of people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The purpose of the CoC is to help communities envision, plan, and implement coordinated long-term solutions to address homelessness.
Florida Medicaid Redetermination Plan
Since the beginning of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), as a requirement to receive additional funding from the federal government, Florida has provided continuous Medicaid coverage and has not disenrolled ineligible beneficiaries. As a result of this policy, Florida experienced a significant increase in the number of individuals and families seeking Medicaid assistance, from 3.8 million enrollees in March 2020 to 5.5 million in November 2022. Medicaid Eligibility in Florida It is determined by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or the Social Security Administration (for SSI recipients) while the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) administers the Medicaid Program. Each month, the Department processes, on average, 220,658 Medicaid applications, redeterminations, or requests for additional assistance.
As a result of legislative changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, the continuing coverage provision will end on March 31, 2023 and is decoupled from the end of PHE. The Department will follow federal guidelines to restore Medicaid eligibility through normal processing while working to ensure eligible beneficiaries remain enrolled. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allows state agencies up to 12 months to complete Medicaid reviews once the continuous coverage period ends. Florida will undertake this task by scheduling and conducting redeterminations in a manner that meets federal regulatory requirements while minimizing the impact on families.
Florida's economy has recovered quickly and continues to outperform the nation in economic and labor market metrics. With our strong economic environment, many families have had an increase in their income and the ability to obtain insurance through employment. This is good news for many families and the Department will work with them to ensure a smooth transition. Over the next 12 months, the Department will work to notify and communicate all current Medicaid beneficiaries of their redetermination deadlines and next steps.
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