Frequently Asked Questions

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps you pay for food. SNAP used to be known as Food Stamps. Learn more about SNAP.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is for people who can’t afford all their food. The most important factors to decide if you can get SNAP and how much you get are:

• The number of people who live and eat together (called a SNAP household)
• Household income (both gross income and net income after deductions for expenses like rent or mortgage payments, or medical costs for a household member who is disabled or 60 or older)
• Household resources

Whether you can get SNAP benefits may also depend on things like if you (or someone in your household) has a disability or is 60 years old or older.

Learn more about who can get SNAP.

For people with disabilities in Nevada, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) resource limit is $4,500. Resources are things you own, like a car, home, or money in the bank. However, the home you live in and one vehicle are not counted as resources by SNAP, and SNAP does not count the resources of anyone in your household who gets Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or SSI benefits.

If you have a disability that began before you turned 46, you can open an ABLE account where you can save up to $20,000 each year (or more if you work). The money you have in this account will not count for the SNAP resource limit. Note: It used to be that to open an ABLE account, your disability had to have begun before you turned 26. Since January 1, 2026, your disability has to have begun before you turned 46, meaning more people can open ABLE accounts! Learn more about ABLE accounts.

If you are not sure if you’ll meet the income and resource limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), go ahead and apply for SNAP benefits to see if you qualify.

The amount you get depends on your household income, what deductions you have, and the number of people in your household.

Learn more about how SNAP decides how much you get in benefits.

You can apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):

If you have a disability, you do not need to work in order to qualify for SNAP.

Adults who are under age 65, do not have a disability, and do not have any dependents (children under 14) typically have to meet certain work requirements. To meet these requirements, you must work at least 20 hours a week or participate in an approved activity, such as volunteering or job-searching.

When you get SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), you get a a Nevada Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, a plastic card that looks and works like a debit card. Nevada puts your SNAP benefits money on the EBT card each month. You can use your EBT card to buy food at most grocery stores, at participating farmers markets and roadside stands, and from some online stores. Learn more about how to use SNAP.

You must tell SNAP when your income, resources, or living situation changes. Always report these changes within 10 days after the change happens, so that you don’t run into problems with your SNAP benefits. If your income changes, report it within 10 days of getting your first paycheck at the new income amount.

You can report changes:

• At your local Division of Social Services (DSS) office.
• Online at Access Nevada.
• By filling out the DSS Change Report Form and mailing it or bringing it in person to your local Division of Social Services (DSS) office.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the same program as what you knew as Food Stamps. It got its name from giving paper “stamps” to buy food. Now, in Nevada, SNAP gives you your benefits on the Nevada Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, a plastic card that looks and works like a debit card.