ESAP - Elderly Simplified Application Project The South Carolina Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) is designed to reinvent the Food Stamp Program process for elderly households who have traditionally proven to be our most stable population, on fixed income, with few reportable changes in household composition or deductions. ESAP is handled by an Agency centralized eligibility unit at the DSS State Office who process all applications, continuing eligibility and maintenance functions for this caseload. The household does not have to complete an interview. ESAP Application Rights and Responsibilities You may be eligible for ESAP: If all household members who purchase and prepare their food together are elderly (age 60 or older); These household members do not have earned income; and These household members do not receive food stamps under the South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP). To receive food stamps under ESAP, you must: Complete the DSS-16176, ESAP Application Mail it to ESAP, South Carolina Department of Social Services, P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, S.C. 29202-1520 If you are eligible, you will receive benefits beginning the date your application is received. You will be notified in writing of the decision on your case. Once on ESAP, you only report required changes to the ESAP office at the above address or toll-free telephone at 1-800-616-1309.   IMPORTANT! You are not required to pay tax on food purchased with food stamps.