Indiana SNAP denial or cut: appeal (out loud or in writing)

Get these first

Indiana benefits without a home: use another mailing address, or the local DFR office address, Lifeline: a monthly discount on phone or internet service if you get Medicaid or SNAP (or have low income); a SNAP Notice of Action

1. Indiana benefits without a home: use another mailing address, or the local DFR office address
2. Lifeline: a monthly discount on phone or internet service if you get Medicaid or SNAP (or have low income)

Steps

1. Find the date on your Notice of Action.
2. Call DFR at 800-403-0864, fax 888-436-9199, or go to your local DFR office and say you want to appeal.
3. To keep SNAP during the appeal, the appeal must be received within 13 days.
4. Deadline: 90 days from the date of the notice, or the end of your certification period, whichever is later.

Official details

What you can get

An appeal is a request for a fair hearing before an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP) Official source

Who can get it

Not confirmed yet

What to bring

Not confirmed yet

How to apply

For SNAP only, an appeal request may be made verbally as well as in writing. Official source

Where to apply

You may appeal an action affecting your eligibility or level of benefits verbally or in writing by contacting the Division of Family Resources (DFR) by phone at 800-403-0864 or fax 888-436-9199 or going to your local DFR office. Official source

Who decides

Not confirmed yet

How fast they decide

Appeals must be received by close of business within 90 days from date of notice or the end of the current certification period, whichever is later. Official source

Keep your benefits during an appeal

To be considered for continued benefits, an appeal must be received within 13 days. Official source

Sources

• https://www.in.gov/oalp/resources-for-fssa-appeals checked 2026-10-28
• https://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/files/ICES_Program_Policy_Manual.pdf checked 2026-10-28