食品補助(SNAP,俗稱「食物券」)(新澤西州):你可能能申請什麼

🔴 新澤西在收入線上是三州裡最寬的,但在移民身分上它把聯邦的收緊照單執行了,而且沒有州出資的替代項目 —— 請把這兩件事分開看,別因為「新澤西門檻高」就以為身分問題也寬。① 新澤西的執行時點(比加州、紐約都晚幾天,且寫得最細):據新澤西人力服務部「Federal Changes to SNAP」頁面,自 2026 年 4 月 10 日起 ——「Applications approved prior to April 10, 2026: HR 1 changes listed below to noncitizen eligibility status are effective at recertification」(2026 年 4 月 10 日之前已獲批的申請:下列 HR 1 的非公民資格變更於覆核時生效);🌟 且「Households who lose eligibility at recertification due to HR 1 noncitizen changes are not subject to a claim for over-issuance for benefits received during their certification period due to noncitizen eligibility changes」(因 HR 1 非公民變更而在覆核時失去資格的家庭,不會因該變更而被追討其認證期內已領取的福利)。這一條很重要:你不會因為規則變了而被要求退錢。「Applications received on or after April 10, 2026: Changes the noncitizens who may be eligible to receive SNAP to U.S. Nationals, Lawful permanent residents (LPRs), Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizens and Cuban or Haitian Entrants」(2026 年 4 月 10 日當日及之後收到的申請:可能符合 SNAP 的非公民改為美國國民、綠卡持有者、COFA 公民與古巴/海地入境者)。② 誰不再合格:官方頁面「Non-citizens who may NOT continue to qualify」欄下列出 —— 難民;庇護者;人口販運倖存者;在美期間被家庭成員施暴的非公民;因遣返後有嚴重傷害或酷刑威脅而暫停遣返者;獲准入境假釋至少一年者;境外出生的聯邦承認部落成員。③ 五年等待期與豁免(仍然適用):官方原文「You must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizen or Cuban Haitian Entrant (CHE) to be eligible to receive SNAP. If you are not a U.S. Citizen, Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizen or Cuban Haitian Entrant (CHE), you may have to reside in the United States for 5 years before you are eligible to receive SNAP although that period can be waived if you meet one of the following」—— 未滿 18 歲;有 40 個合格工作季度;失明或有殘障;年滿 65 歲且在 1996 年 8 月 22 日當日或之前合法居美;具美國軍人關聯;以 Amerasian 移民身分入境;境外出生的某些美洲原住民;或某些苗族/寮國高地部族成員。🌟 ④ 一條容易被忽略、但可能救你的出路:官方明文「If you are an LPR, you may have to reside in the United States for 5 years before you are eligible for SNAP, although that period may be waived if you entered the United States as a: Refugee; Asylee; Cuban or Haitian Entrant (CHE); Compact of Free Association Citizen (COFA); Amerasian; Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV); Afghan National granted Parole between July 31, 2021 and September 30, 2023; Ukrainian National granted Parole between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2024; Victim of Severe Trafficking; or Deportation Withheld.」(若你是綠卡持有者,可能須居美五年才合格,但若你當初是以難民、庇護者、古巴/海地入境者、COFA 公民、Amerasian、伊拉克或阿富汗特殊移民、上述窗口期的阿富汗或烏克蘭假釋者、嚴重人口販運受害者、或暫停遣返者的身分入境,則可豁免該等待期。)也就是說:如果你原本是難民或庇護者、後來拿到了綠卡,你一般仍可領,而且不必再等五年。別自己先放棄。⑤ 🔴 新澤西有沒有州出資的替代?我們沒有查到。加州至少有 CFAP(儘管它也大多接不住 H.R.1 的受影響者);新澤西我們未能找到任何面向「僅因公民身分被排除於 SNAP 之外」者的州出資食品補助項目 —— 州裡那份專講聯邦變更的官方頁面,只把受影響的人指向「other Food and Nutrition resources available to those in need」(為有需要者提供的其他食品與營養資源),而不是某個替代福利。⚠️ 這是「我們未查到」而非「我們已核實新澤西永遠不會有」,請以新澤西人力服務部最新官方公告為準。🌟 ⑥ 新澤西確實有一筆自己的錢,但它是給合格者加碼、不是給被排除者兜底,請勿混淆:新澤西設有每月 $95 的 SNAP 最低補助 ——「If you apply for SNAP and are approved to receive the federal minimum payment or any amount less than $95, New Jersey will add a supplemental payment so that the amount you receive equals $95.」(若你獲批的是聯邦最低補助或任何低於 $95 的金額,新澤西會補足到 $95。)對照:2026 聯邦財年的聯邦最低補助只有 $24。這筆州補貼只發給已經符合 SNAP 資格的人,不會讓不合格的人變得合格。此為會變領域,請向你所在縣的社會服務機構核實。