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Important Food Stamp Notice
for adults with no children

Some people who have been denied Food Supplement benefits (formerly known as Food Stamps) are now eligible. If their Food Supplement benefits were closed or denied because they did not meet the minimum work rules for an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD), they are now eligible.

ABAWD individuals are usually limited to three months of Food Supplement benefits in a three year period.

However, due to changes in Federal Law from the President's economic stimulus plan, ABAWDs can continue to get help from the Food Supplement Program without meeting the work rules as long as they meet the other program rules.

You can apply for Food Supplement benefits at your local DHHS office or print an application and mail it or take it into your nearest DHHS office.

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Maine Equal Justice Partners
April 2009

We are providing this information as a public service. We try to make it accurate as of the date indicated for each client education page. Sometimes the law changes. We cannot guarantee or promise that this information is always up-to-date and correct. Feel free to contact us to find out if there have been any changes since the date of the information provided.

We do not intend this information to be legal advice. We do not intend it as advertising or solicitation. By providing this information, we are not acting as your lawyer. It is best to consult a competent lawyer before taking legal action.

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