INTRO TO SNAP
This federal program, formerly known as food stamps, is called SNAP, which stands for this
What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
For SNAP purposes, a household is defined as individuals who live together and routinely do these two things with food.
What are purchase and prepare food together?
To be subject to the SNAP student rules, an individual must be enrolled at least this much of the time in an institution of higher education.
What is half-time?
This is the most common status held by foreign-born residents who are legally admitted for permanent residence and may qualify for NJ SNAP.
What is a Green Card holder? (Legal Permanent Resident / LPR)
This is the basic time frame (in days) that a County Welfare Agency has to process a standard, non-expedited NJ SNAP application from the date it is submitted.
What is 30 days?
In New Jersey, SNAP benefits are issued monthly onto this type of plastic debit card.
What is an EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card? (Families First card is also acceptable)
Under SNAP rules, children up to this age who live with their parents must be included in the same SNAP household, even if they buy their own food.
What is 22?
A student can bypass the standard restrictions and qualify for SNAP if they work at least this many hours per week.
What is 20 hours?
Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) under the age of 18 can receive NJ SNAP without having to wait this standard number of years required for adults.
What is 5 years?
This process does not require a signature or a Telephonic signature when a client applies for SNAP.
What is online application?
This is the name of the online portal where New Jersey residents can apply for SNAP, cash assistance, and Medicaid.
What is NJHelps?
These individuals live in the home but do not buy or prepare food with the household, meaning their income is excluded from the benefit calculation.
What are non-household members? (Roomers or boarders)
Students who participate in this federally funded, campus-based employment program are exempt from standard student restrictions.
What is Federal Work-Study?
If an undocumented parent applies for SNAP on behalf of their U.S. citizen children, the parent's income is handled using this mathematical method during budgeting.
What is pro-rated?
When the institution provides a person with the majority of their meals (over 50 percent of three meals daily) as part of its normal services.
To qualify for NJ SNAP, a household's gross monthly income must generally be at or below this percentage of the Federal Poverty Level.
What is 185%?
Even if a household member's gross income exceeds the normal limit, they may still be eligible if a member of the home meets this biological requirement: being age 60 or older.
What is elderly?
A student who has a physical or mental learning barrier can qualify for SNAP under this specific exemption category.
What is disabled or unfit for work?
These temporary foreign workers, tourists, and international diplomats are ineligible from participating in the NJ SNAP program, regardless of how long they reside in the state.
What are temporary visa holders?
A declaration or certification used to prove that an individual or group living at the same address purchases and prepares their meals separately from other residents
NJ SNAP benefits can be used to buy seeds and plants, but they cannot be used to buy these types of ready-to-eat supermarket items.
What are hot / prepared foods?
If a household member is disqualified from SNAP due to an intentional program violation (fraud), their physical presence is excluded from the household size, but this part of their finances must still be counted 100% against the remaining family.
What is their income? (or resources)
A student is exempt from student restrictions if they are a single parent enrolled full-time and caring for a dependent child under this age.
What is 12?
This term refers to the official legal process by which a non-citizen sponsor's income and resources are mathematically deemed available to an immigrant applicant when calculating SNAP eligibility.
What is Sponsor Deeming?
Eligible for SNAP without having to wait the 5 year period.
What are Cuban/Haitian Entrants?