食品补助(SNAP,俗称「食品券」)(新泽西州):你可能能申请什么

🔴 新泽西在收入线上是三州里最宽的,但在移民身份上它把联邦的收紧照单执行了,而且没有州出资的替代项目 —— 请把这两件事分开看,别因为「新泽西门槛高」就以为身份问题也宽。① 新泽西的执行时点(比加州、纽约都晚几天,且写得最细):据新泽西人力服务部「Federal Changes to SNAP」页面,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 日之前已获批的申请:下列 HR 1 的非公民资格变更于复核时生效);🌟 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 非公民变更而在复核时失去资格的家庭,不会因该变更而被追讨其认证期内已领取的福利)。这一条很重要:你不会因为规则变了而被要求退钱。「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 日当日及之后收到的申请:可能符合 SNAP 的非公民改为美国国民、绿卡持有者、COFA 公民与古巴/海地入境者)。② 谁不再合格:官方页面「Non-citizens who may NOT continue to qualify」栏下列出 —— 难民;庇护者;人口贩运幸存者;在美期间被家庭成员施暴的非公民;因遣返后有严重伤害或酷刑威胁而暂停遣返者;获准入境假释至少一年者;境外出生的联邦承认部落成员。③ 五年等待期与豁免(仍然适用):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」—— 未满 18 岁;有 40 个合格工作季度;失明或有残障;年满 65 岁且在 1996 年 8 月 22 日当日或之前合法居美;具美国军人关联;以 Amerasian 移民身份入境;境外出生的某些美洲原住民;或某些苗族/寮国高地部族成员。🌟 ④ 一条容易被忽略、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.」(若你是绿卡持有者,可能须居美五年才合格,但若你当初是以难民、庇护者、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乌克兰假释者、严重人口贩运受害者、或暂停遣返者的身份入境,则可豁免该等待期。)也就是说:如果你原本是难民或庇护者、后来拿到了绿卡,你一般仍可领,而且不必再等五年。别自己先放弃。⑤ 🔴 新泽西有没有州出资的替代?我们没有查到。加州至少有 CFAP(尽管它也大多接不住 H.R.1 的受影响者);新泽西我们未能找到任何面向「仅因公民身份被排除于 SNAP 之外」者的州出资食品补助项目 —— 州里那份专讲联邦变更的官方页面,只把受影响的人指向「other Food and Nutrition resources available to those in need」(为有需要者提供的其他食品与营养资源),而不是某个替代福利。⚠️ 这是「我们未查到」而非「我们已核实新泽西永远不会有」,请以新泽西人力服务部最新官方公告为准。🌟 ⑥ 新泽西确实有一笔自己的钱,但它是给合格者加码、不是给被排除者兜底,请勿混淆:新泽西设有每月 $95 的 SNAP 最低补助 ——「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.」(若你获批的是联邦最低补助或任何低于 $95 的金额,新泽西会补足到 $95。)对照:2026 联邦财年的联邦最低补助只有 $24。这笔州补贴只发给已经符合 SNAP 资格的人,不会让不合格的人变得合格。此为会变领域,请向你所在县的社会服务机构核实。