Form DHS 0852 at a glance
What it is: The Interim Change Report For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is needed to show that you are still eligible for food benefits.
Who signs: Sign on the Signature of person completing this form line, and enter the Date and Phone.
A filled-in Form DHS 0852 example: a cook reports her job

How to fill out Form DHS 0852, box by box
Case number and the day to return the form

Enter the Program, Branch, Case number, Worker ID and Case name.
This is not an application.
To prevent a possible delay in receiving your benefits, return this form between the 1st and 10th day of the month. If this form is not received by the last day of the month, your benefits may stop. To continue your benefits: You must turn in this form to get benefits. Answer the questions for yourself and all persons living with you. Attach a sheet of paper if you need more room. Attach proof of what you report. If you need help with this form, call the number at the top. You may call collect, if necessary. Your benefits may get delayed if you return this form after the 10th of the month, or it is incomplete.
Your home, housing and utilities

Answer the questions for the report month.
Enter the Home address, City, State, ZIP code and Phone number.
Enter the Mailing address, City, State, ZIP code and Message number.
Do you pay for housing? Mark Yes or No. If yes, mark Rent or Mortgage and enter the Amount you pay monthly.
Enter the Amount you pay monthly, the Homeowners insurance, if separate, per year and the Property tax, if separate, per year.
Say how your home is heated: Wood, Oil, Electric, Gas or Other. Is the heating expense included in the rent? Mark Yes or No.
Check all utilities that you pay: Electricity, Phone, Water/sewer, Wood, Natural gas, Propane, Garbage or Oil.
Who lives at this address with you
Money from any other source

Does anyone get money from any other source? If yes, complete the row and attach proof. Some examples are: Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, Veterans benefits, Child support, Workers' Compensation and Loans/gifts.
Enter the Name of person who got other money, Source of other money, How often paid, Amount of each payment, Amount this month and Will this income continue (Yes or No). If income will change, give the new amount.
What is the reason for the change and when it will change?
Does anyone work

(4) Does anyone work? Mark Yes or No. If yes, complete the job boxes. List each job for each person who works. Attach proof of the income received in the report month.
The report month is listed at top of page 3.
If self-employed, check here. For Job #1, Job #2 and Job #3, enter the Person working and the Employer's name and phone number.
For each job, enter the Job title, Hourly pay, Hours (per week), How often paid (weekly, monthly), Pay dates, Tips per week and Draws, overtime pay, bonuses or commissions. If you are not paid by the hour, explain your income here.
Will this income continue? Mark Yes or No. If income will change, give the reason for the change here, the New amount and the Date of the change.
Volunteers and child support
More rules for Form DHS 0852
You can also be fined up to $250,000 or put in prison for up to 20 years, or both, for doing these things (checked November 10, 2026).
By signing this form, I understand and agree that if I quit a job without a good reason, I may lose food benefits for myself. I will get a notice explaining how my answers on this form will affect my benefits and how to ask for a hearing.
If you hide information or make false statements, you will lose food benefits for 12 months for the first offense, 24 months for the second offense and permanently for the third offense.
If you give false information about who you are or where you live so you can get extra food benefits, you will lose food benefits for 10 years for each offense.
Answer all questions about all who live with you. Give all household income from all sources. This includes earned and unearned income for all household members.
Answer all questions. Be sure to sign and date on the back.
If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote today? Mark Yes or No. Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance you will be provided by this agency.
Turn over and answer all questions. Be sure to sign and date on the back.
Common questions about Form DHS 0852
Is there a penalty?
There are penalties in the SNAP program. If you knowingly do the following, which is to use EBT cards which are not yours, transfer your EBT cards to other people, or acquire or possess EBT cards which are not yours, you may be guilty of a felony or misdemeanor, fined, put in prison or ineligible for food benefits for a period of time.
Sources
[1] Form DHS 0852 (10/18), Interim Change Report For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Oregon Department of Human Services (the Official source link on this page).



