![]() The letter says that more than 30 states do not currently participate in the combined program. Agriculture Department (USDA) and Social Security Administration (SSA) should collaborate to increase the number of states participating in the Combine Application Program, which allows SSI applicants and recipients to complete a simplified application for both SNAP and SSI, ensure that people participating in the combined program have adequate SNAP benefits and make the SNAP screening process easier for SSI recipients in states not participating in the combined program. ![]() Low-income individuals, disabled adults and children and those who are at least 65 or blind or are eligible for SSI. ![]() SNAP is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and SNAP benefits translate to fewer people in poverty and a healthier population,” the letter states. “To help alleviate food insecurity, SSA and USDA must create a seamless path to ensuring that SSI recipients and applicants can obtain SNAP benefits, one with minimal administrative burden. ![]() But the lawmakers said they are contacting the agencies to express concerns about SSI applicants and recipients’ abilities to obtain SNAP benefits. ![]()
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