SNAP recertification with changing income - any advice?

My SNAP recertification is coming up and my income changed a lot since my layoff. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. The caseworker asked for bank statements too. Is there an expedited option for people with very little income?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 13 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.