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Food Assistance Program (SNAP) for seniors in Florida

Florida's Food Assistance Program is SNAP: a monthly amount on an EBT card for groceries, run by the Department of Children and Families.

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From the Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency
An older man unpacks fresh vegetables, apples and eggs in his kitchen

If everyone in your home is 60 or older or disabled and no one works, approval lasts 24 months with one check-in at 12 months. Florida's SUNCAP program for people on SSI ended Sept. 30, 2026; people on SSI now apply and renew through DCF.

How to apply in Florida

By phone
850-300-4323
In person
Apply at a DCF Family Resource Center or at a DCF community partner near you.
By mail
Mail a paper application to Office of Economic Self Sufficiency Mail Center, P.O. Box 1770, Ocala, FL 34478-1770, or fax it to 1-866-886-4342.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

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Who may qualify in Florida

Who may qualify for Food Assistance Program
Savings limit, household with someone 60+ or disabled, gross income at or under 200% of povertyNo limit

Source: Florida Department of Children and Families (source 7)

Savings limit if gross income is over 200% of poverty (Oct. 2026 to Sept. 2027)$4,750

Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration (source 2)

Gross income limit for the no-savings-test rule (broad-based categorical eligibility)200% of the poverty level

Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration (source 1)

Dates, renewals and waiting lists

Dates and renewals
How long approval lasts, households where everyone is 60+ or disabled and no one works24 months, with a check-in at 12 months

Source: Florida Department of Children and Families (source 8)

Good to know

  • Florida's SUNCAP program, which let people on SSI get food assistance through Social Security, ended Sept. 30, 2026. DCF is writing to SUNCAP households between October 2026 and March 2027 to explain how to keep getting food assistance through DCF.
  • Florida says people 16 to 64 must work or take part in a work program if assigned, unless they have a good reason, such as getting SSI or Social Security disability. People 65 and older don't have to.

Source: Florida Department of Children and Families (source 3)

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Sources

  1. USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility chart (June 2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, SNAP Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information: FY 2027 standards (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. Florida Department of Children and Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  4. Florida Department of Children and Families, Public Assistance (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  5. Florida Department of Children and Families, SNAP Eligibility (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  6. Florida Department of Children and Families, SNAP Work Requirements (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  7. Florida Department of Children and Families, ESS Program Policy Manual, Chapter 1600 Assets (Food Stamps) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  8. Florida Department of Children and Families, ESS Program Policy Manual, Chapter 800 Ongoing Case Processing (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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