Can someone contact the county welfare department by phone and be told if they are eligible for food stamps?
No. It is not possible for the county welfare department to accurately determine eligibility without having a potential recipient complete an application. In this way, all of the eligibility factors can be correctly considered and a potential recipient is not inadvertently misinformed about their eligibility. • How many food stamps can you receive? This depends on the size of the household. The maximum allotment for one person is $122 per month. The maximum allotment for a four-person family is $408 per month. In California the average amount of benefits per person is approximately $70 per month. The average amount of benefits per household is approximately $189 per month. • How much money can you have and still get food stamps? Households may have no more than $2,000 in countable resources (e.g., bank account); households with at least one person age 60 or older can have $3,000 in countable resources. A household’s gross monthly income cannot exceed 130 percent of the Federal poverty
