Food stamps (SNAP) in
Oregon.

Apply online at benefits.oregon.gov, where you create a ONE Online account, or on the Oregon ONE Mobile app. You can also apply by phone at 800-699-9075, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific, or in person at a local ODHS office.

Paper applications are available in several languages. ODHS takes documents by mail at PO Box 14015, Salem, OR 97309, or by fax at 503-378-5628. ODHS accepts all relay calls.

Oregon gives SNAP within seven days of your filing date if your countable income is under $150 a month and your liquid resources are $100 or less, or if your gross income and liquid resources together are less than your monthly rent or mortgage plus utilities.

Some destitute households that include a migrant or seasonal farmworker also qualify. Missing your interview does not cost you expedited service, and if ODHS denies expedited service you can ask for an expedited hearing.

ODHS raised the SNAP income limit from 185% to 200% of the federal poverty level on January 1, 2022. The current ODHS table runs from March 2026 through February 2027: $2,660 a month for one person, $5,500 for four, and $947 for each extra person.

Your benefit is still figured from net income after deductions, so a household near the 200% line may qualify for only a small amount. ODHS also says your house, car or money in the bank do not usually count against you.

Check your balance on the ebtEDGE website or app, on your last store or ATM receipt, or by calling 888-997-4447 at any hour. In ebtEDGE, choose Freeze Card under Account Services to freeze your card between purchases, and unfreeze it when you shop.

Change your PIN often by phone, in ebtEDGE or at an ODHS office. If benefits are stolen through skimming or phishing, cancel your card right away. ODHS says it may be able to replace stolen TANF cash, reported within 30 days, but its page lists no replacement for stolen SNAP.

Federal changes in H.R. 1 raised the ABAWD age limit to 64 and ended the automatic exemptions for veterans, people experiencing homelessness and young adults aging out of foster care. ODHS began reviews in six counties on October 1, 2025 and went statewide in January 2026.

To keep SNAP past three months, do 80 hours a month of work or qualifying activities, such as paid work, volunteering, school at least half time, or the Oregon Employment Department's ABAWD Program.

Exemptions include pregnancy, a disability, a VA disability rating at any percent, and caring for a child under 6 or a child under 14 on your case.

Through 2026, people in Crook, Gilliam, Jefferson, Lake, Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler counties are exempt because those counties have no WorkSource Center, as are people on certain Tribal lands with high unemployment.

Tribal members and people who get Indian health services care are exempt too. Report an exemption in ONE or call 833-947-1694.

Oregon's Summer EBT gives one payment of $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries. The last day to apply for 2026 was September 1, 2026, and the 2026 application period is closed. Benefits expire 122 days after they are added, and 2026 benefits start expiring October 3, 2026.

Oregon passed Senate Bill 1585 in 2024 to create a Restaurant Meals Program for SNAP recipients who are 60 or older, have a disability, or are houseless. ODHS says it is still developing the program and plans to test it in select areas, with no launch date posted.

Ask for a hearing by the 90th day after the date on your decision notice. You can also ask at any time during your certification period if you disagree with your current benefit amount. For SNAP, an oral or written request to ODHS counts, and the written form is DHS 443.

To keep benefits until the decision, ask by the 10th day after the notice date or by the action's effective date, whichever is later. A SNAP-only hearing should end with a final order within 60 days. An expedited SNAP hearing is held by phone within five working days of your request.