Applying for food benefits after losing my job

I lost my job as a mechanic and my household is applying for SNAP for the first time. It has been a long 19 weeks. The caseworker asked for bank statements too. What did you submit and how long did approval take?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 9 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

Ask about expedited service. I was told it depends on how little cash and income you have right now.