You can use ABE to apply on-line for healthcare, SNAP, cash assistance and the Medicare Savings programs with the State of Illinois. You can also apply for healthcare and SNAP over the phone by calling the ABE Customer Call Center (800) 843-6154

What is the purpose of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps) helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Benefits are provided on the Illinois Link Card - an electronic card that is accepted at most grocery stores. The ...

Use the Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE) to apply for SNAP, cash or medical assistance - online, anytime. Please visit the ABE Customer Support Center. Apply Using a Paper Application. Download the application. IL444-2378 B - Request for Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)(IES)(pdf)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps) helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. The program is managed by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Anyone approved to receive cash assistance or SNAP (Food Stamps) benefits will be issued an Illinois Link card. The Illinois Link card is a plastic card that looks and works like a debit card. If you are eligible for cash and SNAP benefits, you will access both with the same card.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps) helps low income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Benefits are provided on the Illinois Link Card - an electronic card that is accepted at most grocery stores.

Is anyone in the household 60 or older, blind, or disabled? Learn how to Apply for Cash, SNAP (Food Stamps) & Medical Assistance.

Start a new application for Health care coverage, SNAP, Cash Assistance, and/or Medicare Savings Program. For most people, it will take approximately 30 minutes to fill out the application. Keep working on an application that you have already started. Check the status or view an application that you have already submitted. Manage My Case.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps) helps income- eligible people and families buy the food they need for good health. Emergency SNAP Benefits Expedited/Emergency SNAP benefits are benefits that are ready in …

The State of Illinois’ Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE) website now offers Manage My Case (MMC) to help you manage your benefits online, anytime. • Check the status of an application • Learn when you redetermination is due • Renew benefits • Report changes; income, expenses, household members or new address